Written answers
Wednesday, 27 February 2013
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Sports Capital Programme Applications
Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reasons an application for funding under the sports capital grant could be made invalid; where these conditions are published; the way an application can be deemed invalid for reasons that they were not made aware of prior to submission of the application and for reasons that were not published with the application form; the appeals process available where an application is deemed invalid for unfair reasons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10451/13]
Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Under the 2012 Sports Capital Programme an application could have been deemed invalid for the following reasons:
| Insufficient own funding | No evidence of freehold/leasehold/letter from landlord |
|---|---|
| No evidence of required amount of own funding | No evidence of planning application |
| No supporting documentation supplied | No quotations/estimates submitted |
| Insufficient sporting content | Amount sought unrealistically high and project cannot be broken down |
| School application not meeting requirements | Private/commercial club |
| No feasibility study (where required) | No evidence of non-discrimination |
| Work on project already started | Amount being sought over €300,000 for local project |
All applicants who made an invalid application have received a letter indicating the reason(s) why their application was deemed invalid.
It is my view that applicants were given extensive information to complete the application form and provide the necessary supporting documentation to make a valid application. All of the reasons set out above relate in one way or another to conditions and guidelines where were given to all applicants.
As all of the €31m available for the 2012 programme has been allocated there is no appeals process under the Programme.
All valid applicants signed a statement stating that “I/we understand that decisions on allocations are final”.
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