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Sports Capital Programme.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 6 July 2006

Thursday, 6 July 2006

Questions (41, 42)

Catherine Murphy

Question:

33 Ms C. Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of applications for sports capital grants in 2005 and 2006 by county; the amount applied for in 2005 and 2006 by county; the amount allocated in 2005 and 2006 by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25631/06]

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Emmet Stagg

Question:

332 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the value of capital grants sought under the Sports Capital Programme 2006 in each county; and the value of grants awarded in each county. [27400/06]

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I propose to take Questions Nos. 33 and 332 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. The programme is advertised on an annual basis.

Applications for funding under the 2006 programme were invited through advertisements in the Press on November 27th and 28th last. The closing date for receipt of applications was January 20th 2006. A total of 1,338 applications for projects costing €670 million and seeking funding of €312 million were received before this deadline, of which 1,211 were classified as local projects and 127 as national, regional or municipal/multi-sport. Applications were evaluated against the programme's assessment criteria, which are outlined in the guidelines, terms and conditions of the programme.

I was pleased on 6th June last to announce provisional grant allocations under the 2006 programme totalling €53.745 million to 719 projects classified as local. Information on the number of applications for sports capital grants, the amounts applied for and the amounts allocated by county for both 2005 and to date in 2006 is contained in the following schedule as requested by the Deputy. The information relating to 2006 is in respect of applications classified as local only details of which were amended last month.

I intend to announce the provisional allocations under the 2006 programme for projects classified as national, regional or municipal/multi-sport in the near future.

Details of 2005 and 2006 Sports Capital funding by county

County

2005

2006 (local only)

No. of Applications

Sought

Allocated

No. of Applications

Sought

Allocated

Carlow

22

1,491,237

446,000

15

3,414,075

652,500

Cavan

20

2,696,519

785,000

26

3,730,321

1,315,000

Clare

33

3,571,094

1,356,000

28

3,399,619

1,340,000

Cork

151

34,637,133

8,172,000

143

27,137,595

6,449,500

Donegal

59

15,216,346

1,572,000

57

6,085,277

1,672,500

Dublin

268

65,161,582

15,739,419

190

38,847,477

10,959,200

Galway

100

30,634,135

5,760,000

84

15,359,521

3,333,500

Kerry

81

12,843,156

3,603,000

81

8,169,236

3,427,500

Kildare

44

11,439,604

1,550,000

28

4,248,782

1,406,500

Kilkenny

26

3,026,455

1,284,000

34

4,409,982

1,691,000

Laois

22

2,241,361

771,000

24

2,601,492

768,000

Leitrim

23

3,192,360

660,000

26

2,076,670

703,000

Limerick

59

12,483,119

3,092,000

49

5,007,556

2,119,000

Longford

19

3,593,184

499,000

15

1,777,408

551,000

Louth

42

9,178,560

1,347,000

31

2,930,624

1,144,000

Mayo

53

18,008,417

1,422,000

47

6,509,843

1,765,000

Meath

28

5,927,863

1,576,000

26

2,793,802

1,645,000

Monaghan

39

3,569,612

744,000

33

2,899,873

1,274,500

Offaly

35

6,291,964

1,260,000

25

2,177,365

869,000

Roscommon

32

3,942,171

880,000

28

3,776,258

1,098,000

Sligo

21

6,500,486

2,020,000

28

3,793,242

1,211,000

Tipperary

56

7,827,134

2,177,000

56

8,455,221

2,061,000

Waterford

39

5,869,388

1,425,000

40

7,057,015

1,642,000

Westmeath

25

6,251,948

1,305,000

19

2,180,776

747,000

Wexford

38

7,860,440

2,267,000

51

10,020,234

2,087,500

Wicklow

27

8,683,200

1,527,000

27

4,536,495

1,813,000

Totals

1,362

290,647,232

63,239,419

1,211

183,395,759

53,745,200

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