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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 26 Mar 2002

Vol. 551 No. 2

Written Answers. - Departmental Support.

Jack Wall

Question:

446 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation the plans his Department has to support a submission from a group (details supplied); the plans his Department has to meet with the group; the assistance his Department can give the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9769/02]

The national lottery funded sports capital programme, administered by my Department, provides financial assistance to organisations, including national governing bodies of sport such as the Irish Underwater Council, for the provision of sporting and recreational facilities. The programme is advertised annually and applications for funding from clubs and organisations have to be made on an individual basis. 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 1,350 applications were received before the closing date. An application was submitted by the Irish Underwater Council to the programme but was not in relation to the provision of the hyperbaric chamber and did not refer to this facility.

The applications to the 2002 programme are currently being evaluated against its 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. Consequently, a meeting with the Irish Underwater Council at this stage would not serve any useful purpose. It is intended that the 2003 sports capital programme will be advertised towards the end of this year.
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