Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 February 2004
345 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when funding and local approval will be provided for a project in County Clare (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5685/04]
View answerMy Department administers the national lottery funded sports capital programme that allocates funding to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level. The programme is advertised on an annual basis.
The 2004 programme was advertised in the national newspapers on 30 November and 1 December 2003. The closing date for receipt of applications was 16 January 2004. A total of 1,302 applications were received before the closing date, including one from the project in question. At present all applications are being evaluated against the programme's assessment criteria outlined in its guidelines, terms and conditions. I intend to announce the grant allocations after the assessment process has been completed.
