Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 February 2009
159 Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when application forms will be available for community and voluntary organisations to make submissions for National Lottery funding in 2009; the level of funding which will be available for such organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5529/09]
View answerUnder the Sports Capital Programme, which is administered by my Department, funding is allocated towards the provision of sports facilities at national, regional and local level. Over 7,400 projects providing a range of essential sports facilities have now benefited from sports capital funding since 1998 bringing the total allocation in that time to over €725 million. In 2008 over €50m was allocated towards 685 separate sports facility and equipment projects. As I announced in the House recently, no decision has been taken about the timing of future rounds of the Programme.
