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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Data (12 Jun 2018)

Brendan Griffin: Details of all allocations and payments to all clubs and organisations under the Sports Capital Programme (SCP) since 1998 are published on the Department's website. Allocations under the most recent (2017) round of the programme were made at the end of last year. The summary information sought by the Deputy in relation to the last four rounds (2012, 2014, 2015 & 2017) of the SCP is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Policy (12 Jun 2018)

Brendan Griffin: My Department is primarily involved in the development of national tourism policy, while the tourism agencies have responsibility for the implementation of this policy. Fáilte Ireland has included Accessible Tourism in their strategic and operational plans. From 2019 onwards they plan to include questions on their domestic and overseas visitor surveys to estimate the size and value of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (12 Jun 2018)

Brendan Griffin: The 2017 round of the Sports Capital Programme attracted a record 2,320 applications.In November and December last, Minister Ross and I announced €60m in allocations to a record 1,800 projects under the 2017 round. A review of the 2017 round of the programme has now been finalised and published on my Department's website (). This review highlights aspects of the 2017 round of the SCP...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (12 Jun 2018)

Brendan Griffin: The 2017 round of the Sports Capital Programme attracted a record 2,320 applications.In November and December last, Minister Ross and I announced €60m in allocations to a record 1,800 projects under the 2017 round. A review of the 2017 round of the programme has now been finalised and published on my Department's website (). This review highlights aspects of the 2017 round of the SCP...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Events (12 Jun 2018)

Brendan Griffin: The hosting of major sports events, both participative and spectator sports, can provide a great showcase for Ireland and drive international visitor numbers. In addition, the media coverage of sports events helps to put Ireland onto travel itineraries as a holiday destination. I am very supportive of the ongoing efforts of the tourism agencies and the national governing bodies of sport...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Events (12 Jun 2018)

Brendan Griffin: The hosting of major sports events, both participative and spectator sports, can provide a great showcase for Ireland and drive international visitor numbers. In addition, the media coverage of sports events helps to put Ireland onto travel itineraries as a holiday destination. I am very supportive of the ongoing efforts of the tourism agencies and the national governing bodies of sport...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (12 Jun 2018)

Brendan Griffin: The 2017 round of the Sports Capital Programme attracted a record 2,320 applications. In November and December last, Minister Ross and I announced €60 million in allocations to a record 1,800 projects under the 2017 round. A review of the 2017 round of the programme has now been finalised and published on my Department's website (). This review highlights aspects of the 2017 round...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Administration (12 Jun 2018)

Brendan Griffin: The Sports Capital Programme is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and physical recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. As a matter of course, officials in the Sports Capital Programmes Division of my Department continually liaise with relevant clubs/organisations from the time of the provisional...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry (12 Jun 2018)

Brendan Griffin: Business tourism has been an area of growth in recent years and the tourism agencies, who have operational responsibility for the development of this sector, have been very active in securing conference and incentive business. I have asked both Fáilte Ireland and Tourism Ireland to provide the Deputy with information directly on the potential growth opportunities for the sector. I ask...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Data (12 Jun 2018)

Brendan Griffin: The tourism potential of the various regions is developed and promoted in line with the relevant tourism brand experiences - namely Ireland's Hidden Heartlands, Ireland's Ancient East, the Wild Atlantic Way and the Dublin brand - which are the overarching context for related tourism product development, marketing and enterprise support. Promoting and leveraging the appeal of Ireland's...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Project Funding (30 May 2018)

Brendan Griffin: My Department's role in relation to tourism lies in the area of national tourism policy.  It is not directly involved in the management or development of individual tourism projects.  These are operational matters for the Board and Management of Fáilte Ireland.  While the Department provides funding to Fáilte Ireland for investment in tourism, it does not have a role...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (29 May 2018)

Brendan Griffin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 540, 541 and 545 together. Details of all allocations under the Sports Capital Programme (SCP) since 1998 and all payments since 2007 are available on my Department's website http://www.dttas.ie/sport/english/sports-capital-programme.& #xa0; There were annual rounds of the SCP from 1998-2008. Subsequent to this there were new rounds of the SCP in 2012,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (29 May 2018)

Brendan Griffin: Under various rounds of the Sports Capital Programme (SCP) almost €500,000 has been allocated to the organisation referred to by the Deputy. As is the norm for allocations of this scale under the SCP, a Deed of Covenant and a Deed of Charge is required to protect the Minister's investment. The necessary deeds have been signed and sealed on behalf of the Minister and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Facilities Expenditure (29 May 2018)

Brendan Griffin: The recently published National Development Plan (NDP) contains a commitment to establish a new “Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund” (LSSIF) with at least €100 million available over the coming years. My officials are currently drafting the terms and conditions of the new scheme. My officials are also engaging with relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Administration (23 May 2018)

Brendan Griffin: The full assessment process and scoring system for the 2017 round of the Sports Capital Programme was published in advance of the assessment work commencing and is available on my Department's website at . As outlined in the manual contained on the website, the assessment process was a three stage process: 1. Applications were first checked for validity; 2. Applications...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Funding (22 May 2018)

Brendan Griffin: My Department's role in relation to tourism lies primarily in the area of developing national tourism policy, while the tourism agencies have operational responsibility for the implementation of this policy.  In this regard, Fáilte Ireland has operational responsibility to support and develop tourism nationally and regionally - including in county Wexford - and for domestic...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Hotel Accommodation (22 May 2018)

Brendan Griffin: Fáilte Ireland monitors the performance of tourist accommodation through regular occupancy surveys.  The analysis indicates that while the country as a whole has sufficient stock of tourist accommodation, there are capacity constraints in areas of high tourist traffic at times of peak demand and additional capacity is required in certain parts of the country.  I have asked...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Funding (22 May 2018)

Brendan Griffin: In relation to assistance for capital projects, the Sports Capital Programme (SCP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and physical recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country.  The Department moved to a new IT system in 2014 which provides a single system for managing all aspects of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Ireland Expenditure (15 May 2018)

Brendan Griffin: My Department's role in relation to tourism lies in the area of national tourism policy. It is not directly involved in the management or development of individual tourism projects. These are operational matters for the Board and Management of Fáilte Ireland. While the Department provides funding to Fáilte Ireland to invest in tourism offerings, it has no role in the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Funding (15 May 2018)

Brendan Griffin: My Department's role in relation to tourism lies in the area of national tourism policy. It is not directly involved in the management or development of individual tourism projects. These are operational matters for the Board and Management of Fáilte Ireland. While the Department provides funding to Fáilte Ireland to invest in tourism offerings, it has no role in the...