Written answers
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Sports Capital Programme Administration
Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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167. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown of awarded sport grants which have been drawn down by sports clubs, indicating the value of the grant drawn down in each case for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 to date in tabular form; if he will further provide a breakdown of sports grants awarded to sports clubs which have not been drawn down by sports clubs, indicating the value of the grant not drawn down in each case for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 to date in tabular form; the reason awarded grants have not been drawn down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31107/16]
Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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Details of all the grants allocated and payments made under the Sports Capital Programme in 2014 and 2015 are published on the Department's website . Details for 2016 will be published early in the new year.
For a variety of reasons it can take grantees several years to draw down allocations. Some of the more common reasons include problems finalising the necessary legalities, delays in the planning process, delays in construction and difficulties encountered by clubs raising the required own funding.
Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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168. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if consideration will be given to reviewing the system of sport grants with a view to making it easier for sports clubs to draw down grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31108/16]
Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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My officials and I are mindful of possible opportunities to improve the operation of the Sports Capital Programme. In this regard, a new web portal has been introduced to streamline all aspects of the programme from registration, to application to grant drawdown.
As was confirmed in the 2017 Estimates Statement, a new round of the Sports Capital Programme will be open for applications in January with the announcement of allocations expected later in 2017. The new Programme will include further modifications to the on-line application system to make the whole process even more user-friendly. I expect to announce more details in regard to the new round shortly.
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