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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (20 Dec 2012)

Michael Ring: The Department is writing to all unsuccessful applicants under the 2012 Sports Capital Programme with details of the results of the assessment of their application.  The reasons why applications were deemed invalid is being outlined to the relevant applicants.  The application referred to by the Deputy was deemed invalid on two grounds under the terms and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (20 Dec 2012)

Michael Ring: All applications received under the 2012 Sports Capital Programme were first checked to ensure eligibility and then eligible applications were initially assessed against the following criteria (the final 4 criteria only apply to regional and national projects):   Selection Criteria Increase in the levels of active participation/ improved standards of sporting performance,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sporting Events (20 Dec 2012)

Michael Ring:  I propose to take Questions Nos. 361 and 364 together. Sport is one of the most widely enjoyed and valuable sectors of Ireland's society, beneficial to our economy, health and culture.  The performance of Irish athletes on the world stage this year, in the London Olympic and Paralympic Games, and in sports including golf, rugby, football and boxing, not only boosts the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (20 Dec 2012)

Michael Ring: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the table. County Number of Applicants Local Grants Awarded Invalid Carlow 42 13 20 Cavan 59 14 24 Clare 72 23 30 Cork 218 64 99 Donegal 108 25 48 Dublin 281 110 145 Galway 162 33 79 Kerry 95 19 48 Kildare 76 21 42 Kilkenny 48 13 23 Laois 39 18 14 Leitrim 30 8 18 Limerick 117 22 56...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (20 Dec 2012)

Michael Ring: My Department is writing to all unsuccessful applicants.  Where applications were deemed invalid, my Department is informing the applicants of the reasons why they were deemed invalid.  This information has already been conveyed to a number of such  applicants who contacted the Department in advance of receiving the Department's correspondence.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Lottery Funding (19 Dec 2012)

Michael Ring: My Department  has no record of an application being received under the 2012 SCP from the organisation referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Lottery Funding (19 Dec 2012)

Michael Ring: The application received from the club referred to by the Deputy was unsuccessful as it was invalid. It was deemed invalid on two grounds. Firstly, the applicant did not sign the section of the application form certifying, among other things, that the information supplied was correct and that the club would not deny anybody access to the facilities. Secondly, the evidence of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (18 Dec 2012)

Michael Ring: I propose to take Questions Nos. 672, 673 and 689 together. Details of the successful applicants to the 2012 Sports Capital Programme have been published on the Department's website. My Department will be writing to all applicants in the coming weeks.  Successful applicants will be informed of the steps required to draw down the grant and unsuccessful applicants will...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: School Equipment (18 Dec 2012)

Michael Ring: The installation of equipment in sports clubs is a matter for those clubs. Such equipment has however been funded under the Sports Capital Programme. The installation of equipment in secondary schools is a matter for my colleague the Minister for Education and Skills.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (18 Dec 2012)

Michael Ring: All applications received under the 2012 Sports Capital Programme were first checked to ensure eligibility and then eligible applications were initially assessed against the following criteria (the final 4 criteria only apply to regional and national projects):   Selection Criteria Increase in the levels of active participation/ improved standards of sporting performance,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (18 Dec 2012)

Michael Ring: Under the Sports Capital Programme all applicants must fill out the application form and provide certain minimum supporting documentation to meet the eligibility requirements. Details of the most recent application form and the guide to filling out the application form can be found on my Department's website .  Part of the application form relates to issues of governance. All...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (18 Dec 2012)

Michael Ring: There are no plans to advertise another round of the Sports Capital Programme at the moment. However, I hope to be in a position to announce a further round as soon as funding becomes available.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (18 Dec 2012)

Michael Ring: Under the 2012 Sports Capital Programme, Dublin City Council applied for funding of €300,000 for facilities at Willie Pearse Park. This application was unsuccessful.  There are 2 grants for facilities at Willie Pearse Park outstanding from 2003 and 2004 with a total value of €250,000. If Dublin City Council wish to use these grants for a different purpose they should...

Leaders' Questions (12 Dec 2012)

Michael Ring: He gave up the €40,000 leader's allowance. Fair play to him. Now will Deputy Finian McGrath give up the allowance too?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (11 Dec 2012)

Michael Ring: In the case of ineligible applications, I think that it would be appropriate that the designated club contact would be informed first of the reasons why an application may have been deemed invalid. My Department will be writing to all applicants in the coming weeks and the reasons why applications were deemed invalid will be outlined to the relevant applicants.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (11 Dec 2012)

Michael Ring: I propose to take Questions Nos. 541 and 544 together. There are no plans to advertise another round of the Sports Capital Programme until 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (11 Dec 2012)

Michael Ring: My Department did not receive an application from the club referred to by the Deputy under the 2012 Sports Capital Programme.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (11 Dec 2012)

Michael Ring: All applications received under the 2012 Sports Capital Programme were first checked to ensure eligibility and then eligible applications were initially assessed against the following criteria (the final 4 criteria only apply to regional and national projects): Selection Criteria Increase in the levels of active participation/ improved standards of sporting performance, especially...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (11 Dec 2012)

Michael Ring: Under the 2012 Sports capital Programme a total of 117 applications were received from Limerick. Of these 6 applications were for national or regional projects and allocations to such projects will be announced shortly.  In the allocations announced on 2 December, 22 separate projects in Limerick were funded with a total value of just under €1,000,000. In the case of ineligible...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (11 Dec 2012)

Michael Ring: Details of all local applications received under the 2012 Sports Capital Programme from County Donegal and the amount of funding sought is set out in the following table. There were also 7 non-local (i.e. national and regional) applications from Donegal, and allocations to non-local projects will be announced shortly. Ballyshannon Leisure Centre Management Ltd...