Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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755. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will make funding available in 2016 from dormant sports capital grant accounts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20654/16]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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​Dormant Accounts Funding of €4.5 million has been provided through my Department's Vote in 2016 for sports measures.  Of this allocation, €798,000 is capital funding.  Overall responsibility for the Dormant Accounts Fund is under the remit of the Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. The Dormant Accounts Action Plan 2016 includes a number of sports measures and an investment package of almost €1.5 million in Dormant Accounts current funding for sport was announced on 7 July. The allocation of the remaining €3 million in Dormant Accounts Funding for sports measures, including the capital allocation, will be announced over the coming months.