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21/03/2008
Poots Slams Olympics Fund 'Snatch'
It has been claimed that some £42m of funding earmarked for Northern Ireland sport, culture and the arts is being diverted to London 2012.
NI Assembly Sports Minister Edwin Poots said: "The government has taken on a commitment of doing the Olympics in 2012.
"They have identified funding streams to do that. When the funding streams get low, the lottery was an easy hit."
The Minister acknowledged that the diversion of funds to the 2012 Olympics "does give me problems".
He added that he is attempting to find other cash to help fund sports groups who had originally been awarded lottery funds which were then subsequently withdrawn.
Researchers for a BBC programme also learned that £53m promised for the development of elite sports facilities here back in 2006 by then direct rule minister David Hanson has been cut to £35m.
So far, only the Olympic pool, planned for Bangor, has been given the go-ahead - although - no work has yet taken place at the pool site in Bangor - and it's due to open in 2010.
(BMcC)
NI Assembly Sports Minister Edwin Poots said: "The government has taken on a commitment of doing the Olympics in 2012.
"They have identified funding streams to do that. When the funding streams get low, the lottery was an easy hit."
The Minister acknowledged that the diversion of funds to the 2012 Olympics "does give me problems".
He added that he is attempting to find other cash to help fund sports groups who had originally been awarded lottery funds which were then subsequently withdrawn.
Researchers for a BBC programme also learned that £53m promised for the development of elite sports facilities here back in 2006 by then direct rule minister David Hanson has been cut to £35m.
So far, only the Olympic pool, planned for Bangor, has been given the go-ahead - although - no work has yet taken place at the pool site in Bangor - and it's due to open in 2010.
(BMcC)
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