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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 15 Oct 2003

Vol. 572 No. 4

Written Answers. - Sports Funding.

Dan Neville

Question:

162 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the reason the Desmond Ability Resource Centre, Newcastle West, County Limerick was ineligible for a grant under the sport and recreation grants for 2003. [23485/03]

Dan Neville

Question:

164 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the reason Killeaney AFC, County Limerick was ineligible for a grant under the sport and recreation grants for 2003. [23488/03]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 162 and 164 together.

The national lottery-funded sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, allocates funding to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country.

All applications under the 2003 sports capital programme were evaluated by my Department in accordance with the assessment criteria for the programme published in the guidelines, terms and conditions document which accompanied the application form for the programme. Following completion of the evaluation of the applications received by my Department under the programme, I announced provisional grant allocations on 25 July last for those allocations classified as local and on 29 August for those classified as regional, municipal-multi-purpose and national. The applications referred to by the Deputy were unsuccessful. A letter was issued to both organisations concerned on 5 August advising them accordingly, together with a copy of the assessment carried out on their application, including any specific reasons for the applications being unsuccessful.
It is open to the organisations in question, should they wish to do so, and should they have projects which satisfy the terms and conditions of the programme, to submit applications to the 2004 sports capital programme when that scheme is publicly advertised.

Dan Neville

Question:

163 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the reason Granagh United FC, County Limerick was ineligible for a grant under the sport and recreation grants for 2003. [23486/03]

I wish to inform the Deputy that Granagh United FC applied for and was provisionally allocated a grant of €25,000 under the 2003 sports capital programme towards the construction of dressing rooms, showers and toilets. My Department wrote to the club on 30 July confirming the provisional allocation and outlining the procedures and requirements to be met, leading to the eventual drawdown of the grant allocated.

Question No. 164 answered with Question No. 162.

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