Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 8 December 2004
98 Mr. Aylward asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will make funding available to sports clubs throughout the country to assist with the cost of urgent repairs to grounds which were damaged during the recent floods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32657/04]
View answerI have no specific plans to provide funding for sporting facilities recently damaged by flooding. However, it is open to clubs or organisations who have such facilities to apply for funding under the national lottery funded sports capital programme administered by my Department. The programme is advertised on an annual basis.
Under the 2004 sports capital programme I allocated €61 million in respect of 738 projects. I advertised details of and invited applications to the 2005 sports capital programme on Sunday and Monday last, 4 and 5 December. The deadline for submission of completed applications to that programme is 4 February 2005.
