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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland 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, it has no role in the administration of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland 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 support bids to attract international conferences to Ireland,...

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 for investment in tourism, it has no role in the administration of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Expenditure (10 May 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. Details of all allocations under the SCP since 1998 are published on the Department's website . The Department moved to a new IT system in 2014 which provides a single system for...

Questions on Promised Legislation (9 May 2018)

Brendan Griffin: I am not sure if Deputy Danny Healy-Rae welcomes it but I know his brother has not welcomed the scheme. He did, however, welcome it on Radio Kerry. He said even if there is one route in one part of Kerry he would welcome it once a week. Now in May he is not welcoming it. It is a very positive initiative by the Minister, Deputy Ross. It is a pilot.

Questions on Promised Legislation (9 May 2018)

Brendan Griffin: That is why there is one route in the month to explore the further roll-out of this initiative.

Questions on Promised Legislation (9 May 2018)

Brendan Griffin: It is a major step forward in terms of rolling out in rural Ireland-----

Questions on Promised Legislation (9 May 2018)

Brendan Griffin: -----the type of transport services that are available in urban parts of Ireland.

Questions on Promised Legislation (9 May 2018)

Brendan Griffin: It is a very progressive step. I welcome it and I look forward to the initiation of the pilot-----

Questions on Promised Legislation (9 May 2018)

Brendan Griffin: -----and exploring how it is working and hope for its further roll-out around the country.

Questions on Promised Legislation (9 May 2018)

Brendan Griffin: The Deputy is taking it out on the people of Kerry.

Questions on Promised Legislation (9 May 2018)

Brendan Griffin: The Deputy is the one letting them down.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (9 May 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, www.dttas.ie....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Eligibility (9 May 2018)

Brendan Griffin: 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. The full terms and conditions of the most recent round of the SCP are published on my Department's website (www.dttas.ie). The purchase of lands and buildings has always been outside the terms and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (1 May 2018)

Brendan Griffin: While the general terms and conditions of the Sports Capital Programme (SCP) were drawn up in consultation with the Department's legal advisors in the Chief State Solicitor's Office, and advice was obtained from the Department’s Legal Adviser in relation to the proposed approach to the appeals process, legal advice was not sought in relation to any one grant application...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Administration (1 May 2018)

Brendan Griffin: After every recent round of the Sports Capital Programme (SCP) a review was undertaken by the Sports Capital Programmes Division of my Department with a view to making recommendations on how to improve the process for future calls. The review of the 2017 SCP was published on my Department's website on the 18th April and can be viewed at...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (1 May 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(www.dttas.ie). This review highlights aspects of the 2017 round...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Data (1 May 2018)

Brendan Griffin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 362 to 364, inclusive, 367, 369 and 370 together. All of the information sought by the Deputy in relation to the 2017 Sports Capital Programme is published on my Department's website at In relation to this published data, the following should be noted: 1. Under the 2017 SCP, all valid local applications received a grant offer. 2. The 35 allocations made on...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (1 May 2018)

Brendan Griffin: On 6 December, 2017 organisations that submitted an invalid or partially invalid local application under the 2017 round of the Sports Capital Programme (SCP) were contacted by email offering them the opportunity to submit an appeal. This email invited clubs to appeal if they believed that the Department had made an error in deeming their application invalid, based on the documentation...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (1 May 2018)

Brendan Griffin: A review of the 2017 Sports Capital Programme is now complete and has been published on my Department's website at: . All valid local applications received a grant offer determined by the following formula: - The Maximum Grant for each valid application was multiplied by the Assessment Score for that application producing a weighted score (A). - The total weighted scores (A’s) for all...