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Topical Issue Debate: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (30 Jun 2015)

Michael Ring: It thanked me for the funding I gave to soccer. Let me finish.

Topical Issue Debate: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (30 Jun 2015)

Michael Ring: Last year I also gave a special allocation.

Topical Issue Debate: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (30 Jun 2015)

Michael Ring: I do not know what is wrong with Deputy Wallace's county-----

Topical Issue Debate: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (30 Jun 2015)

Michael Ring: -----but he should talk to John Delaney. I gave the FAI €1.2 million and I let it pick the six counties. I am very disappointed none of the projects was in Deputy Wallace's county.

Topical Issue Debate: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (30 Jun 2015)

Michael Ring: There must be something wrong with-----

Topical Issue Debate: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (30 Jun 2015)

Michael Ring: I am very proud of my record. The second or third thing I want to say, and I want the Deputies to remember this, is that there was no programme since 2008. I want Deputies to listen to this. We gave a commitment in the programme for Government. We got two.

Topical Issue Debate: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (30 Jun 2015)

Michael Ring: I tell the Deputies one thing, I went back to the Ministers, Deputies Noonan and Howlin, and I negotiated a third round. The Deputies should be saying to me, "well done", but instead of that they are being parochial and are talking about a few little projects.

Topical Issue Debate: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (30 Jun 2015)

Michael Ring: Deputy Wallace mentioned one himself that was invalid. If I took them out, and they were invalid, he would be the first one up there and on RTE crying and giving out that I had taken out invalid projects. None of those which were invalid will be grant aided. They were not grant aided in the last round and they will not be grant aided in the next round if they are invalid. Deputy Wallace...

Topical Issue Debate: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (30 Jun 2015)

Michael Ring: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. The sports capital programme is the Government's primary vehicle to support the development of sports facilities and the purchase of sports equipment. This programme has transformed the sporting landscape of Ireland with improvements in the quality and quantity of sporting facilities in every village, town and city in the country. The facilities...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (30 Jun 2015)

Michael Ring: ​Doheny GAA has submitted an application under the 2015 Sports Capital Programme. The assessment process is ongoing but will take several months to complete due to the number of applications received and the detailed information provided in each application.  All applicants will be informed of the outcome of their application when the assessment process is completed. I intend to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (25 Jun 2015)

Michael Ring: 107. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a payment under the agri-environment options scheme 3. [25533/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (25 Jun 2015)

Michael Ring: 108. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a payment under the agri-environment options scheme, considering that the delay is causing severe financial hardship. [25534/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (25 Jun 2015)

Michael Ring: 109. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a payment under the agri-environment options scheme year 3, in view of the fact that the delay is causing financial hardship. [25535/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (24 Jun 2015)

Michael Ring: 152. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if lands (details supplied) will be included in the specific constraints scheme, island land parcels, in view of the fact that they are inaccessible for much of the time, depending on the tides. [25191/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (24 Jun 2015)

Michael Ring: 225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide funding in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Mayo in order that a connecting corridor may be provided in the school, considering that children must exit the school to attend the learning support and resource teacher; that they must also do so to access the classrooms at the bottom end of the school; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sport and Recreational Development (24 Jun 2015)

Michael Ring: ​The Irish Sports Council (ISC), which is funded by the Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for the development of sport, increasing participation at all levels and raising standards, including the allocation of funding to sports bodies. The ISC does not provide direct funding for sports organisations but channels the funding through the relevant National Governing...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Swimming Pool Projects (23 Jun 2015)

Michael Ring: Under the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme grant aid to a maximum of €3.8 million is provided to local authorities towards the capital costs of new swimming pools or the refurbishment of existing pools. The current round of the Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme was closed to new applicants on 31 July 2000. My priority now is the completion of the projects in the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (23 Jun 2015)

Michael Ring: I can confirm that an application has been submitted by the organisation referred to by the Deputy under the 2015 Sports Capital Programme and the Deputy's support for the project is noted. I expect to announce allocations later this year.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Lottery Funding Disbursement (23 Jun 2015)

Michael Ring: I propose to take Questions Nos. 654 and 655 together. Details of the total Exchequer allocations to the relevant Lottery supported subheads are published in the annual Revised Estimates for Public Services. These programmes are only part-funded by the Lottery with the remaining expenditure coming from general Exchequer funding.  The Revised Estimates do not specify the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Project Funding (23 Jun 2015)

Michael Ring: My Department's role in relation to tourism is concerned primarily with national policy, and it is not involved in the funding of individual events, or the administration of tourism-related funding programmes. These matters fall within the day-to-day responsibilities of Fáilte Ireland, which operates the Festivals and Events programmes. The provision of funding from these programmes...