Robert Dowds (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 406: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if sporting organisations which have sports grounds located outside of RAPID areas but which have a large number of players and members from RAPID areas will be considered as RAPID area sporting organisations for the purposes of the sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22904/12]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Under the Sports Capital Programme, priority is given to the needs of designated disadvantaged areas including RAPID areas. Projects located in RAPID areas and those located outside, but serving RAPID areas, are treated the same if they provide the necessary evidence in the following format.

If located in a RAPID area:

Letter from the local RAPID co-ordinator confirming following details as applicable:

· That the project is located in a RAPID area

· That the project is endorsed by the local Area Implementation Team

If the project is located outside a RAPID Area but serves a RAPID area:

· A letter from the local Area Implementation Team endorsing the project and

· A letter of endorsement from the local County/City Development Board

Further information is available on www.sportscapitalprogramme.ie.

Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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Question 407: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form, the amount of funding provided for sports and infrastructural programmes by county or city council since February 2011 including the details of the programmes funded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22927/12]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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In 2011, allocations were made to local authorities under a special initiative for sports capital projects and also under a swimming pool initiative to improve access for people with disabilities and to make pools more energy efficient.

Information on all of the Sports Capital allocations is available on the Department's website www.dttas.ie.

The table below lists the allocations made under the special swimming pool initiative.