Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 29 March 2007
189 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if his attention has been drawn to the tremendous work that is being carried out for young people at a club (details supplied) in County Galway and the ambitious plans that this club has for extensions to the complex; the position regarding their application under the sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12271/07]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe 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. The programme is advertised on an annual basis.
Applications for funding under the 2007 programme were invited through advertisements in the Press on October 15th and 16th last. The closing date for receipt of applications was November 24th 2006. All applications received before the deadline, including one from the organisation 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. For the Deputy's information, the club in question has already been allocated a total of €400,000 from previous sports capital programmes.
