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Sports Capital Programme.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 December 2004

Wednesday, 15 December 2004

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Olwyn Enright

Question:

160 Ms Enright asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if funding will be made available for the provision of playing fields in the schools which have a combined community use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33612/04]

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Funding has been available for some years for the provision of playing fields which also have community use. The national lottery funded sports capital programme administered by my Department allocates funding to sporting and community organisations and, in certain circumstances, to schools and colleges throughout the country. Applications from schools and colleges must be made jointly with local sports clubs or community groups and must: provide for significant levels of usage by the local community during periods when the facilities are not being used by the school — at least 30 hours per week throughout the year; and demonstrate that the facilities concerned will meet an identified deficiency in that locality, as formally agreed with other local groups and-or the local authority.

Applications for funding under the 2005 sports capital programme were invited in the press on 4 and 5 December last. The deadline for submission of completed applications to that programme is 4 February next.

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