Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the objective criteria that will be used to assess sports capital grant applications to ensure that allocations are fairly distributed across the country, according to sporting need. [48699/12]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Every valid application is assessed according to the following criteria:

- Extent to which the project will increase the levels of active participation/ improved standards   of sporting performance, especially among women and older citizens

- Level of socioeconomic disadvantage in the area

- Technical merits of the project

- Financial viability of project

- Level of own funding available

- Extent to which applicant will be able to maintain project after completion

- Current and planned levels of sport and/or recreational sport facilities in the area

- Current or proposed sharing of facilities with other sporting groups or schools

- Level of SCP (or other Government) funding received in the past

- Strategies to be used to attract people from disadvantaged areas

- Priority of proposed improvements/ facility in relation to existing facilities.

National and regional projects are also assessed on 4 additional criteria:

- Priority as identified by the relevant National Governing Body of Sport (NGB)

- Priority as identified by the Irish Sports Council (NGB and third level only)

- Location of facility within the network of national, regional and municipal multi-sport facilities

- Linkages with Local Authorities Swimming Pools Programme (municipal multi-sport only)

Allocations also take account of county populations.