Mary Upton
Ceist:166 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will give sympathetic consideration to a sports capital application (details supplied). [5476/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 19 February 2004
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Freagraí scríofa
The national lottery funded sports capital programme is administered by my Department. It allocates funding to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level. The programme is advertised on an annual basis.
The 2004 programme was advertised in the national newspapers on 30 November and 1 December 2003. The closing date for receipt of applications was 16 January 2004. A total of 1,302 applications were received before the closing date, including one from the organisation in question. At present all applications are being evaluated against the programme's assessment criteria that is outlined in its guidelines, terms and conditions. I intend to announce the grant allocations as soon as possible after the assessment process has been completed.