Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 3 June 2004
121 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will consider an application from the Narraghmore Pipe Band, County Kildare, for grant aid from the proceeds of the national lottery. [17062/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department administers the national lottery funded sports capital programme. Sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level receive funding. My Department evaluated all of the applications for the 2004 programme. This was done in accordance with the assessment criteria published in the guidelines, terms and conditions document that accompanied application forms. On 7 May, I announced provisional grant allocations.
The application in question was unsuccessful. On 25 May a letter was issued to the band advising it of the outcome. A copy of the assessment, including any specific reasons for turning it down was enclosed. Only projects with a defined sporting aspect are eligible for the purpose of securing a recommendation for grant funding.
