Following the public advertising of the 2001 sports capital programme more than 1,450 applications were received. All of the applications were assessed in accordance with assessment criteria outlined in the Guidelines, Terms and Conditions governing the programme. A total of £44.2 million – 56.2 million – was allocated to 703 projects in 2001 under the programme.
Every applicant organisation, including those in County Cork, subsequently received correspondence from my Department in relation to the assessment of their application. Those organisations being allocated a grant were advised on requirements and procedures for the drawdown of their grants and in accordance with established practice each of the individual unsuccessful applicants was given a copy of their respective assessment sheet including scores and explanatory comments, where appropriate, under each of the criteria used in assessing the applications.