Vol. 548 No. 5
399 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation if funding will be approved for the Ballincurry leisure centre under the sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5345/02]
401 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation when a decision will be made regarding an application by a club (details supplied) under the 2002 sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5510/02]
I propose to take Questions Nos. 399 and 401 together.
The sports capital programme for 2002 was advertised on 25 and 26 November 2001, with a closing date of 4 January 2002 for the receipt of completed applications. In excess of 1,300 applications were received before the closing date, including one from both of the organisations in question. All applications are currently being evaluated against the programme's assessment criteria, which are outlined in the guidelines, terms and conditions of the programme. I intend to announce the grant allocations for the programme as soon as possible after the assessment process has been completed.
