201 Mr. Farrelly asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation if he has received an application from a club (details supplied) in County Meath; when he will make a decision on these grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5213/02]

The sports capital programme for 2002 was advertised on 25 and 26 November 2001 with a closing date of 4 January 2002 for the receipt of completed applications. In excess of 1,300 applications were received before the closing date, including one from the organisations in question. All applications 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.