125 Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will look favourably on an application for grant aid under the 2008 sports capital programme for a club (details supplied). [16924/08]

126 Deputy Tom Hayes asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism when a decision will be made on a national lottery grant to a sports club (details supplied) in County Tipperary. [16944/08]

I propose to take Questions Nos. 125 and 126 together.

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. The 2008 programme was advertised on 13th and 14th of January and the deadline for receipt of applications was 29th February for paper-based applications and 7th March for online applications.

All applications received before the deadline, including the ones in question, will be 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.