Vol. 557 No. 6
149 Mr. Murphy asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding the application for a grant under the 2002 sports capital programme from Charleville district association for the handicapped, Charleville, County Cork. [23080/02]
The national lottery funded 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 towards the provision of sport and recreational facilities. The programme is advertised on an annual basis. The closing date for the receipt of completed applications under the 2002 programme was 4 January last. More than 1,360 applications were received, including one from the organisation in question, and these were assessed in accordance with detailed criteria as outlined in the guidelines, terms and conditions of the programme.
The total cost of the project specified on the application in question was €4,898,000 and a grant of €3,398,000 was requested. Following the assessment process, the application was deemed ineligible on the grounds that a feasibility study, which was required in accordance with the terms and conditions of the programme for projects costing in excess of €450,000, was not submitted. The organisation was informed of the decision by letter of 24 April 2002. All funding under the 2002 programme has been allocated. It will be open to the organisation to apply under the 2003 sports capital programme when it is advertised. Guidelines, terms and conditions for that programme will be issued with the application forms.
