Vol. 477 No. 5
127 Mr. O'Leary asked the Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht if he will make a grant available to Scartaglin Rural Development Group in County Kerry, to enable it to provide a cultural and heritage centre in Scartaglin which is in the heartland of Sliabh Luachra; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9512/97]
An application has been received by me under phase II of the cultural development incentives scheme 1994-99 in respect of Scartaglin/Sliabh Luachra Cultural and Heritage Centre, County Kerry. I have taken decisions as to the allocation, in principle, of grant assistance to a number of the applications received under Phase II of the scheme. The application in respect of the Scartaglin/Sliabh Luachra Cultural and Heritage Centre has not been successful at this stage.
However, in anticipation of the possibility that some of the applications which have received offers, in principle, of grant assistance under phases I and II of the scheme not going ahead within the timescale of the current round of Structural Funds, I am drawing up a stand-by list of projects that may be considered for assistance in due course in this eventuality. I hope to be in a position to make decisions on the projects to be included in that list shortly.
