Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline the names of the sports clubs and organisations in County Mayo which applied for the 2012 Sports Capital Fund; the number of these organisations whose applications were deemed ineligible; the reasons these organisations applications were deemed ineligible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54963/12]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The names of the sports clubs and organisations in County Mayo who applied under the 2012 Sports Capital Programme are published on my Department's website . A total of 106 local applications were received for County Mayo of which 59 were deemed invalid. My Department will be writing to all applicants in the coming weeks and the reasons why applications were deemed invalid will be outlined to the relevant applicants.

Some of the reasons why local applications from Mayo were deemed invalid include:

- Insufficient own funding or no evidence of own funding

- Work on project already commenced

- No evidence of freehold/leasehold/letter from landlord

- No quotations/estimates submitted

- No evidence of planning permission or application for same or letter from technical supervisor stating that planning permission is not needed.

Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the respective unsuccessful applicants in County Kerry were not granted sports capital funding in the latest round of announcements; if he will provide a response in respect of each individual unsuccessful application, detailing the reason the application and unsuccessful, providing the cause of invalidation where relevant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54964/12]

Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reasons just 10% of the allocation of sports capital funding in County Kerry went to applicants in the Kerry South Dáil constituency; if he will provide an explanation of the criteria used to arrive at a decision in respect of the applications from County Kerry ; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54965/12]

Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total number of applications for sports capital funding 2012 in the Kerry South Dáil constituency; the total amount applied for; the number of successful applicants; the total amount granted to south Kerry clubs; his views on wether this outcome is fair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54966/12]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 173 to 175, inclusive, together.

My Department does not collate information on a Dáil constituency basis.  However, I can confirm that 95 applications were received under the 2012 Sports Capital Programme from sports clubs and organisations in County Kerry seeking €8.9m in funding.  A full list of all applications received is available my Department's website .  19 applications from County Kerry were successful and were allocated funding totalling €742,057.  Two of the applications from County Kerry were for regional projects and I intend to annouce allocations to national and regional projects before the end of the year.

In relation to the criteria used to assess applications, I would refer the Deputy to my reply to question number 53816 of 4/12/12 tabled by Deputy Aengus Ó'Snodaigh. My Department will be writing to all applicants in the coming weeks and the reasons why applications were deemed invalid will be outlined to the relevant applicants. Some of the reasons why local applications from Kerry were deemed invalid include:

- Insufficient own funding or no evidence of own funding

- Work on project already commenced

- No evidence of freehold/leasehold/letter from landlord

- No quotations/estimates submitted

- No evidence of planning permission or application for same or letter from technical supervisor stating that planning permission is not needed