Written answers

Tuesday, 16 June 2009

Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism

Sports Capital Programme

8:00 pm

Photo of Joan BurtonJoan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 48: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the timeframe for the completion and publication of the review of the sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23692/09]

Photo of Seán SherlockSeán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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Question 63: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the number of persons in his Department employed in processing sports capital grants; the status of these employees; when he expects the review of the sports capital programme to be completed; if he will confirm that no external consultants are employed on this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23609/09]

Photo of Martin CullenMartin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 48 and 63 together.

The number of staff in the sports capital grants section of the Department is 14. These are all established civil servants.

Two expenditure reviews of the Sports Capital Programme have been carried out to date. The first covered the period 1988 – 1998 while the second covered the period 1999 – 2002. Copies of these reviews are available on the Department's website www.dast.gov.ie.

Work on the National Sports Facilities Strategy, which will provide an improved policy platform for any future rounds of the Programme, is at an advanced stage of preparation in my Department. It is my intention to publish the strategy once it has been completed and considered by the Government.

Following a competitive tendering process external consultants were employed, in 2007 and 2008, to provide advice in relation to the preparation of the facilities strategy referred to above.

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