Written answers

Tuesday, 31 March 2015

Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Sports Capital Programme Data

Photo of John DeasyJohn Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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699. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the proportion of applications approved under the last two rounds of his Department's sports capital programme; and the reasons applications were deemed invalid or were otherwise unsuccessful. [12683/15]

Photo of Michael RingMichael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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​Information sought by the Deputy for the 2012 and 2014 rounds of the SCP is set out in the table.

YearNumber of applications receivedNumber of allocations% of applications receiving an allocation
20122,17064829.9%
20142,03688043.2%

Applications were deemed invalid for one or more of the following reasons:

-Title/Access requirements of the Sports Capital Programme not satisfied
-Insufficient evidence of planning permission, planning application, or exemption from planning
-Evidence of own funding not provided in prescribed format
-Insufficient own funding
-Insufficient quotations/estimates submitted
-Insufficient sporting content
-School/College/ETB application not made jointly with local club/community group
-Private/commercial organisation
-Other (eg not an organisation that can apply under the SCP)
-Routine maintenance
-Work on project already started
In addition, not all valid applications receive an allocation given the resource constraints.

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