Written answers
Tuesday, 11 December 2012
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Sports Capital Programme
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a club (details supplied) was deemed unsuitable for any funding from the sports capital programme despite the fact they fulfilled the criteria to receive funding; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the club works on a cross community basis and caters for children from socially disadvantaged backgrounds and from the traveller community; if his further attention has been drawn to the fact that the club facilities were also described by the Amateur Boxing Association of Ireland as among the two boxing clubs in Ireland in most need of improvement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55078/12]
Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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In the case of ineligible applications, I think that it would be appropriate that the designated club contact would be informed first of the reasons why an application may have been 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.
Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to bring forward a sports capital grant programme for the period 2013/2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55082/12]
Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he brings forward a sports capital grant programme for the period 2013/2014, if he will consider prioritising the applications of the unsuccessful organisations for the sport capital grant programme 2012 when setting out the criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55129/12]
Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 541 and 544 together. There are no plans to advertise another round of the Sports Capital Programme until 2015.
Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding a sports grant in respect of a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55085/12]
Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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My Department did not receive an application from the club referred to by the Deputy under the 2012 Sports Capital Programme.
Patrick Nulty (Dublin West, Labour)
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To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if objective criteria was used in the allocation of sports capital grants; if he will publish the criteria and outline the methodology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55113/12]
Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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All applications received under the 2012 Sports Capital Programme were first checked to ensure eligibility and then eligible applications were initially assessed against the following criteria (the final 4 criteria only apply to regional and national projects):
Increase in the levels of active participation/ improved standards of sporting performance, especially among women and older citizens |
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Level of socio-economic 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 |
Priorities as identified by the NGB (national/regional projects only) |
Priority as identified by the Irish Sports Council (NGB and third level only) |
Location of facility within the network of national, regional and municipal facilities (non-local projects only) |
Linkages with Local Authorities Swimming Pools Programme (municipal multi-sport only) |
In deciding the final allocations of funding to local projects within each county I had regard to a number of additional factors, including: the performance of each application during the assessment process; ensuring a geographic spread of projects within each county; ensuring an appropriate spread of projects between rural and urban areas within each county; and ensuring that there is a spread of projects among different sports.
Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications made for the sports capital grant programme 2012 from Limerick; the numbers of applications that were awarded to the sports capital grant and the names and number that were ineligible for the sports capital grant and the reasons for same. [55197/12]
Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Under the 2012 Sports capital Programme a total of 117 applications were received from Limerick. Of these 6 applications were for national or regional projects and allocations to such projects will be announced shortly. In the allocations announced on 2 December, 22 separate projects in Limerick were funded with a total value of just under €1,000,000. In the case of ineligible applications I believe it would be appropriate that the designated club contact would be informed first of the reason or reasons why the application was deemed invalid and 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 Limerick 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; and no evidence of planning permission or application for same or letter from technical supervisor stating that planning permission is not needed.
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal North East, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will detail all applications from County Donegal to the sports capital programme in tabular format and include the amount applied for and the reason that the application was approved or rejected. [55203/12]
Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Details of all local applications received under the 2012 Sports Capital Programme from County Donegal and the amount of funding sought is set out in the following table. There were also 7 non-local (i.e. national and regional) applications from Donegal, and allocations to non-local projects will be announced shortly.
Ballyshannon Leisure Centre Management Ltd | €95,240 |
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Buncrana Community Leisure Centre Cooperative Society Limited | €78,256 |
Buncrana GAA Club | €300,000 |
Carndonagh GAA Club | €160,000 |
CLG Ard An Ratha | €234,059 |
CLG Gleann Fhinne | €74,630 |
CLG Iorras / Urris GAA Club | €224,593 |
Clonleigh Social Services Ltd. | €54,165 |
Clonmany Shamrocks Sport & Athletics Ltd. | €56,000 |
Cockhill Celtic Youth & Football Club | €58,898 |
Coiste Forbartha Dhobhair Teo | €6,055 |
Comhlacht Forbartha an Tearmainn, trading as Craoibhín. | €13,324 |
Curragh Athletic Football Club | €45,000 |
Desertegney Youth Club incorporating Dunree Football Club | €25,000 |
Donegal Bay Rowing Club | €20,000 |
Donegal Mountain Biking Club | €5,013 |
Donegal Mountain Rescue Team | €25,000 |
Donegal Sports Partnership | €10,000 |
Donegal Town Soccer Club Trust Company Ltd.- (trading as Donegal Town F.C.) | €39,328 |
Downstands Family Resource Centre | €15,000 |
Drumoghill Football Club | €88,069 |
Dungloe G.A.A. Club / Cumann Luthchleas Gael An Clochán Liath | €150,000 |
Dunlewey Celtic Football Club | €25,000 |
Finn Valley RFC | €12,791 |
Finn Valley Swimming Pool Limited | €153,335 |
Four Masters G.A.A. Club | €40,000 |
Galf Chumann Ghaoth Dobhair | €64,229 |
Glebe Sports Holdings Ltd | €105,362 |
Gweebarra Canoe Club | €4,000 |
Illistrin Community Development Association | €34,535 |
Indoor Street Ltd (Plaza Project) | €84,657 |
Inishowen Community & Recreational Carndonagh Community School Sports Development Project Company Ltd. | €200,000 |
Inishowen Football League | €12,000 |
IRD Milford Limited | €83,262 |
Kilmacrennan Celtic School Boys & Girls F.C | €21,000 |
Letterkenny Athletics Club | €73,350 |
Letterkenny Community Centre | €93,295 |
Letterkenny Rovers Football Club | €252,596 |
Letterkenny Sports Complex Development Limited. | €13,550 |
Letterkenny Youth & Family Service (LYFS) | €20,436 |
Lifford Athletic Club Ltd/Lifford Athletic Club | €100,000 |
Malin G.A.A. | €115,500 |
Moville Celtic Football Club | €20,000 |
Moville GAA Club - CLG Bun an Phobail | €92,924 |
Mulroy Hoops Basketball Club | €7,328 |
Naomh Mhuire GAA Club | €10,167 |
North West Golf Club | €69,681 |
Quigleys Point Swifts Football Club | €34,000 |
Ramelton Tennis Club | €25,000 |
Realt na Mara CLG, Bundobhráin | €13,625 |
Red Hughs GAA Club | €81,153 |
St John Bosco Ac Limited | €17,673 |
St. Catherine's F.C. | €17,500 |
Termon GAA (CLG An Tearmainn) | €48,784 |
Tír Chonaill Gap Cycling Club | €9,200 |
Trustees of Leghawney Hall Limited | €2,691 |
Aileach Football Club | €47,302 |
Aileach Youth & Community Centre | €10,000 |
Aodh Ruadh C.L.G. (Park/Development Committee) | €168,000 |
Ballyliffin Golf Club | €85,000 |
Buncrana Youth & Community Dev. Co. Ltd. | €192,000 |
C.L.G. Na Cealla Beaga | €25,000 |
C.L.G. na nDúnaibh | €336,850 |
C.L.G. Naomh Padraig Uisce Chaoin | €119,600 |
Carndonagh Boxing Club | €220,000 |
Cashel na Cor Learning Disability Association Ltd. | €656,483 |
Clonmany Tug of War Club | €4,376 |
Clonmany Youth & Community Resource Centre | €467,391 |
Cloughaneely GAA Club | €160,000 |
Comharchumann Oileán Árainn Mhór Teo | €268,182 |
Coole Cranford Community Centre Limited | €90,000 |
Creeslough & District Angling Association | €35,410 |
Creevy National School | €54,000 |
Donegal Town Rugby Football Club | €150,000 |
Drimarone Development Association | €100,000 |
Drumkeen United Football Club | €115,000 |
Dunree Amateur Boxing Club & Community Hall | €25,000 |
Fit Kidz | €63,965 |
Frosses Foróige | €3,000 |
Gleneely Colts FC Sports & Leisure Club | €25,739 |
Glenswilly Sports Park | €187,662 |
Greencastle Sports and Leisure Company Limited | €7,000 |
Illies Community Association & Illies Celtic Football Club. | €150,748 |
Illies Golden Gloves Amateur Boxing Club (IGG, ABC) | €246,160 |
Letterkenny Tennis Club | €156,657 |
Lifford Celtic Football Club | €129,197 |
Milford United Football Club | €74,364 |
Na Rossa Community Club | €300,000 |
Naomh Colmcille GAA Club | €110,388 |
Naomh Micheal GAA Club | €170,121 |
Pobal Eascarrach Teoranta & Donegal County Council | €300,000 |
Ray Community Group - (formally Ray Youth Athletic Club) | €35,080 |
Redcastle United Football Club | €25,000 |
Robert Emmets GAA Club | €25,000 |
Royal and Prior Comprehensive School in conjunction with Raphoe Hockey Club | €129,739 |
Scoil an Stratha Mhoir and Glendowan Youth Club | €47,428 |
Springboard Family Support Project | €6,000 |
St. Eunans GAA Club | €350,000 |
Tir Conall Rugby Club | €538,507 |
Tullyvinney Rovers F.C. | €6,978 |
Twin Towns Amateur Boxing Club | €12,000 |
Details of the successful applicants have been published on the Department's website. My Department will be writing to all applicants in the coming weeks. Successful applicants will be informed of the steps required to draw down the grant and unsuccessful applicants will be provided with details of the initial assessment of their application. The reasons why applications were deemed invalid will be outlined to the relevant applicants. I think that it would be appropriate that the designated club contact would be informed first of the reasons why an application may have been deemed invalid.
Some of the reasons why local applications from County Donegal 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; and no quotations/estimates submitted.
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