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Sports Capital Programme.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 May 2004

Wednesday, 26 May 2004

Questions (143, 144, 145)

Gerard Murphy

Question:

157 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when funding will be made available for the refurbishment of toilet and shower facilities for the racquetball club in Condrum, Macroom, County Cork. [15852/04]

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Gerard Murphy

Question:

160 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when funding will be made available for Cork County VEC for the repair and refurbishment of toilet and shower facilities for the racquet ball club in Macroom, County Cork. [15849/04]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 160 and 157 together.

The national lottery funded sports capital programme allocates funding to sporting and to voluntary and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. The programme is advertised on an annual basis. My Department has no record of any application for funding under the programme being received from either Cork County VEC or from any racquetball club in either Condrum or Macroom. All allocations under the 2004 sports capital programme have now been made. It would be open to the organisation in question to apply for funding under the 2005 programme.

Charlie O'Connor

Question:

158 Mr. O’Connor asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the reason the sports grants application from a club (details supplied) in Dublin 24 was unsuccessful for the second time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15741/04]

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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 2004 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 7 May last.

The application in question was unsuccessful. Letters are currently being issued to unsuccessful applicants advising them of the outcome of their application and enclosing a copy of the assessment carried out on the application, including any specific reasons for the application being unsuccessful. The letter to the club in question was issued on 25 May.

It is open to the organisation, should it wish to do so and should it have a project which satisfies the terms and conditions of the programme, to submit an application to the 2005 sports capital programme when that scheme is publicly advertised. The club has already received a grant of €126,974 under the 2000 sports capital programme.

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