Written answers
Thursday, 23 October 2008
Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
Sports Funding
5:00 pm
Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 164: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the grant allocation to the GAA, FAI, IRFU and Olympic Council of Ireland between the years 2003 and 2008, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36696/08]
Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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The Irish Sports Council (ISC) provides funding to each of these bodies from its annual allocation to help with the costs of programme implementation. The table below sets out the funding provided by the ISC to each of the bodies for the years in question.
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Total | |
| â'¬000s | â'¬000s | â'¬000s | â'¬000s | â'¬000s | â'¬000s | â'¬000s | |
| GAA | 1,340 | 1,340 | 3,590 | 3,590 | 3,590 | 3,590 | 17,040 |
| IRFU | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,750 | 3,500 | 21,250 |
| FAI | 1,500 | 1,850 | 2,150 | 3,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 16,500 |
| OCI | 523 | 490 | 441 | 350 | 526 | 589 | 2,919 |
In addition to these figures, the FAI and IRFU have also received funding from the ISC under the Women in Sport Initiative as follows:
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Total | |
| â'¬000s | â'¬000s | â'¬000s | â'¬000s | â'¬000s | |
| IRFU | 30 | 106 | 165 | 209 | 510 |
| FAI | 80 | 250 | 300 | 350 | 980 |
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