243 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation if he has received an application for lottery funding from a club (details supplied) in County Meath for the major development at its premises; when this will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13468/99]

An application for financial assistance under the sports capital programme has been received from the organisation in question. This is one of almost 1,900 applications and will be considered when the grant allocations for 1999 are being made in accordance with the criteria for awarding such grants as set out in the terms and conditions of the new programme.

Given the large number of applications and the level of work involved in evaluating them, I do not expect to be in a position to make final announcements on the 1999 round of grant allocations for some time yet.

244 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation if he has received an application for lottery funding from a parish hall (details supplied) in County Meath; if so, when this will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13469/99]

My Department has no record of receiving an application for funding under the new sports capital programme from the organisation in question. The closing date for the receipt of completed applications forms was 12 February 1999.

245 Proinsias De Rossa asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation if a grant application will be allowed from a community band (details supplied) in Crumlin, Dublin 12; his views on whether the work of this band is deserving of financial assistance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13529/99]

Applications were sought under the 1999 sports capital programme at the end of 1998 and the closing date for the receipt of completed applications was 12 February 1999. No application has been received under the programme from the community band named by the Deputy.

However I understand that, in December 1995, prior to the establishment of my Department, the then Minister of State with responsibility for local development, then located in the Department of the Taoiseach, approved the payment of a grant of £40.000 on foot of a joint application by the Herberton Youth Club-Crumlin Academy of Music towards the development of a music academy in the youth club premises in Raleigh Square, Crumlin, Dublin 12.

It appears that the promoters have, to date, failed to raise the remainder of the funding required and that the project has not started as a result.

My Department is currently in consultations with the grant recipients and expects to hear shortly on the precise details of the refurbishment project and how the group now intends to proceed with the completion of the project.

246 Mr. U. Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation if a club (details supplied) will be grant aided for its proposed development from the current budget allocation of national lottery funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13687/99]

An application for funding from the club concerned has been received under the sports capital programme. This is one of almost 1,900 applications and will be considered when the grant allocations for 1999 are being made in accordance with the criteria for awarding such grants as set out in the terms and conditions of the new programme.

Given the large number of applications and the level of work involved in evaluating them, I do not expect to be in a position to make final announcements on the 1999 round of grant allocations for some time yet.