Vol. 496 No. 6
393 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation if he will make funds available for the replacement of the all weather running track at the Cork Institute of Technology in view of the fact that Cork Corporation, Cork County Council and the Institute have indicated that they will partly fund the cost of replacement. [23477/98]
The 1998 grants under the sports capital programme were allocated earlier this year and all funds have now been committed to a number of projects around the country. The committee was advised in April 1998 and again in August 1998 that they are not among the projects approved for grant aid in 1998.
However, the sports capital programme is currently being reviewed by my Department. When the review is completed, which I expect will be towards the end of 1998, details of the new schemes will be widely publicised and it will then be open to clubs and organisations to apply for funding under the new programme.
