Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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616. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding sports grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36731/14]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The Sports Capital Programme is the Government’s primary vehicle for supporting the development of sports facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment.  Allocations under the 2014 round of the SCP were announced in July 2014. No decision has been made on the timing of the next round of the Programme. The SCP does not provide grants for the purchase of land or buildings.  However, it may be possible for the club to raise funds via the ‘Tax Relief for Donations to Certain Sports Bodies’ scheme (section 847A of the Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997). This is a Revenue operated scheme which offers tax benefits to individuals or companies who make donations to sports clubs.  Further details on this scheme and how it operates can be found on the Revenue Commissioners website.