Written answers
Thursday, 17 December 2009
Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
Sport and Recreational Development
6:00 pm
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 221: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the degree to which funding through his Department has been allocated and drawn down by the sporting and recreational bodies to which it was allocated to date in 2009; the way in which this compares with 2007 and 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48120/09]
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 224: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his plans to assist the local sporting organisations by way of allocation of capital grants for the provision of facilities here; the amount likely to be spent under this heading in 2010 as compared with 2008 and 2009 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48123/09]
Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 226: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he expects to meet the requirements for the provision of sporting and recreational facilities indoor and outdoor on foot of applications on hand or in previous years; the degree to which he expects to meet in full, withhold or defer the relevant funding for 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48211/09]
Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 221, 224 and 226 together.
In each of the three years in question the full amount of the sub-head allocation, provided in my Department's Estimates, to cover payments to grantees allocated funding under the Sports Capital Programme was paid out. A total of â¬48m has been provided for the Sports Capital Programme in 2010. This provision will ensure that commitments arising in 2010 from previous allocations under the Sports Capital Programme will continue to be met and that a range of modern facilities will be brought in to use in 2010. The amounts paid out in 2008 and 2009 were â¬58.673m and â¬60.137m respectively. As the Deputy will be aware no new applications under the Sports Capital Programme were invited in 2009. The question of reopening the Programme to new applications in 2010 is being considered.
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