Written answers

Wednesday, 27 September 2006

Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism

Sports Capital Programme

8:00 pm

Photo of Eamon GilmoreEamon Gilmore (Dún Laoghaire, Labour)
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Question 915: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the grant assistance which has been made available through his Department or through any of the agencies under his Department for local horse shows or equestrian events in 2006; his views on providing financial assistance for a show (details supplied) in 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28415/06]

Photo of John O'DonoghueJohn O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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No funding was allocated by my Department in 2006 for local horse shows or equestrian events. The national lottery-funded sports capital programme, which is administered by my Department, is the primary means of providing Government funding for sports facilities. Projects submitting an application to the programme must be directly related to the provision of sport and recreational facilities and be of a capital nature.

The Irish Sports Council (ISC) which was set up as a statutory body in July 1999 with responsibility for the development of sport, increasing participation at all levels and raising standards provides funding to 62 National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of sport under agreed funding conditions and with specific priorities in mind. The relevant NGB in this case is the Equestrian Federation of Ireland which received an allocation of €933,105 from the ISC in the current financial year in respect of its high performance programmes and current costs. The allocation of funding by the Federation to its affiliates is a matter for the body itself.

Support is available for sports events with a significant tourism impact under Fáilte Ireland's (FI) International Sports Tourism Initiative. Such grants are a day to day matter for Fáilte Ireland and my Department has no direct responsibility for funding in this area.

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