532 Deputy John O’Mahony asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism further to Parliamentary Question No. 311 of 11 March 2008, the amount of the money for 2006 and 2007 that has been allocated to the organisations for which funding was approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11692/08]

Under the Sports Capital Programme, which is administered by my Department, funding is allocated to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. All allocations under the Sports Capital Programme are initially provisional and grantees must meet a number of criteria including the submission of tax clearance details and comparable quotations as well as complete the appropriate legal requirements before allocations can be formalised and payments made on foot of receipt of valid, original and paid invoices.

In this regard, the total sports capital allocation to Mayo in 2007 was €2.525 million and of this €180,700 has been drawn down by the applicants. The total sports capital allocation in 2006 was €2.39 million and of this €1.121 million has been drawn down by the applicants.