Written answers
Monday, 11 September 2017
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Sport Ireland Funding
Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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1564. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the Exchequer funding provided to the GAA in each of the years 2008 to 2017 inclusive. [37677/17]
Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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1565. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the Exchequer funding provided to the FAI in each of the years 2008 to 2017 inclusive. [37678/17]
Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1564 and 1565 together.
Sport Ireland replaced the Irish Sports Council and the National Sport Campus Development Authority on 1 Oct 2015. Sport Ireland (and previously the Irish Sports Council) is the statutory body with responsibility for the promotion, development and co-ordination of sport and the allocation of grant funding to National Governing Bodies of Sport, including the FAI and the GAA. I have, therefore, referred the Deputy's question to Sport Ireland for direct response. I would ask the Deputy to inform my office if a reply is not received within 10 days.
In addition, both the FAI and the GAA would have benefitted from funding under the Sports Capital Programme for the period in question. Details of all allocations and grant payments under the Sports Capital Programme are available on my Department’s website. Payments made in 2017 will be published early in the new year.
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