Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)
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1299. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding projects approved for sports capital grants; if all projects aproved have commenced; the number that have been completed and grants paid; and when will the new proposed capital sports grants be available. [47121/13]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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I presume the Deputy is referring to grants allocated under the last round of the Sports Capital Programme. 

Under the 2012 Sports Capital Programme there were 648 grants allocated throughout the country totalling €31m.  There is no onus on a grantee to inform the Department when a project has commenced and therefore there is no definitive figure available as to how many projects have commenced.

As at close of business last Friday 1st November, of the 648 allocations made under the 2012 SCP, there have been 308 payments, totalling almost €5.2m, made relating to these projects. Of the 308 payments made to these grantees, 70 were final payments, indicating that at least the grant-aided element of the project had been completed. 

I hope to be in a position to make an announcement on a new round of the Programme before the end of the year.  The next round of the Programme will be an online based programme and organisations are being encouraged to register their details on .