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.