Eric Byrne (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention been drawn to the request by Dublin City Council for the €300,000 allocation from the sports capital programme under the allocations to local projects scheme that was to kickstart the long promised development of club facilities for clubs (details supplied) in Dublin 12; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that Dublin City Council were prepared to contribute €600,000 to these projects provided that the €300,000 was secured his Department; if he will confirm that the €250,00 held by his department in abeyance pending the accumulation of sufficient resources to kickstart these projects in Pearse Park is secure and ready for drawing down at some future date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56537/12]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Under the 2012 Sports Capital Programme, Dublin City Council applied for funding of €300,000 for facilities at Willie Pearse Park. This application was unsuccessful. 

There are 2 grants for facilities at Willie Pearse Park outstanding from 2003 and 2004 with a total value of €250,000. If Dublin City Council wish to use these grants for a different purpose they should contact the Department to seek a change of purpose.