117 Deputy Áine Brady asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when his Department will advertise for applications for grants under his Department’s Access programme fund; the guidelines his Department have in relation to grant application under the access programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13697/08]

I hope to announce a further round of capital funding for the arts shortly. The scheme will be renamed the Arts Capital Grants Scheme and will follow up on the highly successful ACCESS scheme. The application forms and guidelines for the scheme will be made available immediately after I announce the funding round.