The sports capital programme for 2000 was advertised in early December 1999 with a closing date of 11 February 2000 for receipt of completed applications. In excess of 1,600 applications were received and my Department has no record of an application having been received from the group referred to by the Deputy. As the closing date for receipt of applications under the 2000 programme has expired it would not be appropriate to accept an application from the organisation in question at this time.
It is intended that applications for funding under the 2001 sport capital programme will be invited in the autumn. It will be open to the organisation to consider applying for assistance under the programme at that time.