Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 September 2004
143 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of applications received for capital lottery funding in 2004; the number of applications received in 2003; the number of grants drawn down to date in relation to 2003 applications; the number of outstanding applications which have not drawn down funding in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23003/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraA total of 1,304 applications were received under the 2004 sports capital programme, from which I announced a total of 738 provisional grant allocations in May and in August of this year.
Under the 2003 sports capital programme a total of 1,337 applications were received. A total of 617 projects were provisionally allocated grants under the programme, of which 372 have not drawn down any payment to date. A further 126 have drawn down at least some part of their grants, with 38 of those having been paid 95% of their grants; the remaining 5% of the funding in these cases being retained in accordance with standard practice pending the receipt of certification of completion of the defects liability period of the projects.
The date notified to grantees under the 2003 sports capital programme for drawdown of funding is 29 October 2004 and my officials are currently issuing reminders to grantees who have not done so to advance their projects to a drawdown position by the date specified. The number of projects which have not drawn down any of the funding allocated in each of the past five years is as follows: 2004, 709; 2003, 372; 2002, 136; 2001, 50; 2000, 16.
