Written answers

Wednesday, 20 October 2010

Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht Affairs

Sports Capital Programme

9:00 pm

Photo of Michael McGrathMichael McGrath (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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Question 217: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport her plans regarding the future of the sports capital grant scheme [38039/10]

Photo of Mary HanafinMary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Sports Capital Programme, funding is allocated to sporting and to voluntary and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. Given the current budgetary situation and the high level of outstanding commitments it was considered prudent to pause prior to announcing the next round of the Programme and accordingly no date has been set for the next round of the Programme.

In the interim, the Department has been managing the drawdown of funds allocated under earlier rounds of the programme. The current position is that €48 million has been provided in the Department's vote in the 2010 Estimates to cover payments to be made from the C1 subhead, out of which grants are paid for the provision of sports and recreation facilities.

Around 1,000 payments will be made to projects being undertaken this year across the country. These projects will allow clubs to drain pitches, erect floodlighting, build changing rooms and sports halls and generally increase the opportunities for people to engage in sports at all levels. The Deputy will be aware that since 1998, €730m has bee allocated to 7,400 projects nationwide which has transformed the level of sports facilities throughout the country.

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