Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a club was unsuccessful in the 2017 sports capital scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52182/17]

Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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Details of all local allocations under the 2017 round of the Sports Capital programme were announced on the 30th November and can be viewed on my Department's website. No application was submitted by the organisation referred to by the Deputy by the deadline date of 24 February 2017.

Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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231. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a club (details supplied) was unsuccessful in its application for funding under the sports capital programme scheme in view of the fact that this club is in an area of disadvantage and had a 20 year lease on the premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52213/17]

Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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I can confirm that the organisation referred to by the Deputy applied for a grant under the 2017 Sports Capital Programme. 

When the 2017 Programme was advertised my Department issued a guide to filling out the application form which set out the Department’s minimum requirements that applicants had to meet to be considered for funding. 

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

- Title/Access requirements of the Sports Capital Programme not satisfied

- Evidence of own funding not provided in prescribed format

- Insufficient own funding

All applicants have now been contacted with details of the outcome of the assessment of their application, including details of why applications were deemed invalid.  Relevant organisations have also been informed that they may appeal these decisions if they believe that an error has been made in deeming their application invalid.