Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Independent)
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516. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total number of unsuccessful applicants for sports grants for the past three years for clubs or premises that were located in Dublin 2, 4, 6, 6W or 8; if he will list the sports or names of clubs involved in these cases; if he will further provide the most common reasons they were unsuccessful in obtaining sports grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48026/13]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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I presume the Deputy is referring to the Sports Capital Programme. The 2012 round of the Sports Capital Programme was the only round of the Programme during the period referred to by the Deputy.   

The table below shows all the applications received from clubs/organisations who listed their address as Dublin 2, 4, 6 (no applicants used the postcode 6W) and 8 with details of any grants awarded.  All valid applications in Dublin were funded. 

- No evidence of title / letter from landlord

- No evidence of planning application

- Insufficient own funding

- No evidence of required amount of own funding

These 4 reasons accounted for 75% of invalid applications.  All unsuccessful applicants received letters setting out the reasons why their application was deemed invalid.  If a particular applicant requires any more information or clarification they should contact the Sports Capital Programmes Unit of my Department in Killarney.