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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Swimming Pool Programme Funding (30 Jan 2018)

Brendan Griffin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 541 and 542 together. The Local Authority Swimming Pool Programme (LASPP) provides grant aid to local authorities towards the capital costs of new swimming pools or the refurbishment of existing pools. The budget allocation for 2017 for the programme was €4.2m, all of which was expended. The allocation for 2018 is also €4.2m. There are four...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Facilities Provision (30 Jan 2018)

Brendan Griffin: Following the conclusion of Budget 2018 discussions, my Department is committed to establishing a new Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Scheme with funding available from 2019 onwards. The new scheme will be for larger sports projects where the proposed Government contribution exceeds the amount available under the Sports Capital Programme. The terms and conditions of the new...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (30 Jan 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. The matter raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for the board and management of Fáilte Ireland. Accordingly I have referred the Deputy's question to the agency for...

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

Brendan Griffin: Details of all allocations under the 2017 round of the Sports Capital Programme were announced last November in the case of local applications and in December in the case of regional applications. In relation to local applications, the overall funding available was first distributed by county on a per-capita basis. The maximum possible grant was €150,000 and a total of 33 projects...

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

Brendan Griffin: The 2017 round of the Sports Capital Programme closed for applications on the 24th February last. By the closing date, a record number of 2,320 applications seeking €155 million in grants were received. All applicants have been informed of the outcome of the assessment of their application, including details of why applications were deemed invalid. Applications were deemed...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (16 Jan 2018)

Brendan Griffin: When the 2017 Sports Capital Programme was advertised my Department issued a guide to filling out the application form which set out the minimum requirements that applicants had to meet to be considered for funding. My Department made significant efforts to streamline and simplify the application process on this occasion in order to try and reduce the number of invalid application. Amongst...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Data (16 Jan 2018)

Brendan Griffin: The 2017 round of the Sports Capital Programme closed for applications on the 24th February. By the closing date, a record number of 2,320 applications seeking €155 million in grants were received. Of these 2,320 applications, a total of 465 were deemed invalid. Applications were deemed invalid primarily for one or more of the following reasons: - Title/Access requirements of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Swimming Pool Programme Expenditure (16 Jan 2018)

Brendan Griffin: Details of all swimming pool allocations and payments from 2008 to date are available on my Department's website at .

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (16 Jan 2018)

Brendan Griffin: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1374 and 1380 together. When the 2017 Sports Capital Programme (SCP) was advertised, my Department issued a guide to filling out the application form which set out the minimum requirements that applicants had to meet to be considered for funding. Applications were deemed invalid primarily for one or more of the following reasons:- - Title/Access...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (16 Jan 2018)

Brendan Griffin: When the 2017 Sports Capital Programme (SCP) was advertised, my Department issued a guide to filling out the application form which set out the minimum requirements that applicants had to meet to be considered for funding. Applications were deemed invalid primarily for one or more of the following reasons:- - Title/Access requirements of the SCP not satisfied - Insufficient...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (16 Jan 2018)

Brendan Griffin: Allocations in respect of applications submitted under the 2017 Sports Capital Programme were announced in November and December last. Full details of these allocations are available on my Department's website. The priority in the medium term will be on advancing these projects.  A decision on the timing of the next round of the programme will be made later this...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (16 Jan 2018)

Brendan Griffin: The assessment process and scoring scheme used for the Sports Capital Programme (SCP) has been developed based on experience of overseeing the programme over a number of years. While some changes were made to the scoring system for the 2017 round of the SCP, no alterations were made to the scores awarded for ball stop netting. The assessment process and scoring system is...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (16 Jan 2018)

Brendan Griffin: The sharing of facilities is one of the stated objectives of the Sports Capital Programme (SCP). Applicants are advised at application stage that they will obtain extra marks at assessment if they show that the proposed facilities will be shared. Under the SCP, schools, colleges and Education and Training Boards may only apply for funding jointly with a local sports club or group. Of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry (16 Jan 2018)

Brendan Griffin: My Department's role in relation to tourism lies in the area of national tourism policy development.  It is not directly involved in the management or development of individual tourism projects, such as the Wild Atlantic Way. These are operational matters for the Board and Management of Fáilte Ireland. Accordingly, I have referred the Deputy's question to Fáilte Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Eligibility (16 Jan 2018)

Brendan Griffin: When the 2017 Sports Capital Programme (SCP) was advertised, my Department issued a guide to filling out the application form which set out the minimum requirements that applicants had to meet to be considered for funding. Applications were deemed invalid primarily for one or more of the following reasons:- - Title/Access requirements of the SCP not satisfied - Insufficient...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Eligibility (16 Jan 2018)

Brendan Griffin: When the 2017 Sports Capital Programme (SCP) was advertised, my Department issued a guide to filling out the application form which set out the minimum requirements that applicants had to meet to be considered for funding. Applications were deemed invalid primarily for one or more of the following reasons:- - Title/Access requirements of the SCP not satisfied - Insufficient...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Industry (16 Jan 2018)

Brendan Griffin: This is an operational matter for the board and management of Fáilte Ireland.  Accordingly, I have referred the Deputy's question to the agency for further information and direct reply.   Please advise my private office if the Deputy does not receive a reply within ten working days.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Wild Atlantic Way Project (14 Dec 2017)

Brendan Griffin: The Programme for Government provides that the Government will set aside €100 million in additional capital funding for investment in the Wild Atlantic Way, Greenways and a number of other initiatives.  This commitment covers a number of funding programmes and Departments. Following from the mid-term review of the Capital Plan, an amount of almost...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme (14 Dec 2017)

Brendan Griffin: The 2017 round of the Sports Capital Programme closed for applications on the 24th February. By the closing date, a record number of 2,320 applications seeking €155 million in grants were received.  When the programme was launched, it was envisaged that €30m would be available which would have made the allocation of grants particularly challenging. Following the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Fáilte Ireland (13 Dec 2017)

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