Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 March 2007
554 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if preferential treatment will be given to an application for grant aid under the 2007 sports capital programme by a club (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9677/07]
View answerThe 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 2007 programme were invited through advertisements in the Press on October 15th and 16th last. The closing date for receipt of applications was November 24th 2006. All applications received before the deadline, including one from the organisation in question, are currently being evaluated against the programme's assessment criteria, which are outlined in the guidelines, terms and conditions of the programme. I intend to announce the grant allocations for the programme as soon as possible after the assessment process has been completed.
