Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 February 2006
286 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if grant aid will be awarded to Forthill Recreation Park under the 2006 sports council programme; when a decision on this process will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8085/06]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe national lottery-funded sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, allocates funding to sports and community organisations at local, regional and national levels throughout the country. The programme is advertised on an annual basis. The project in question received a grant of €250,000 under the 2003 programme, all of which has been drawn down.
Applications for funding under the 2006 programme were invited through advertisements in the press on 27 and 28 November last. The closing date for receipt of applications was 20 January 2006. All applications received before the deadline, including one from the project in question, are currently being evaluated against the programme's assessment criteria, which are outlined in the guidelines, terms and conditions of the programme. I intend to announce the grant allocations for the programme as soon as possible after the assessment process has been completed.
