Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are funding streams, national or European, that a sports team (details supplied) could access in order to build a clubhouse in order to provide basic facilities such as toilets and changing rooms. [49754/18]

Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has been engaged with Fingal County Council regarding the provision of facilities, such as toilets and changing rooms for a sports team (details supplied). [49755/18]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 241 and 242 together.

The Sports Capital Programme (SCP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and physical recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country.

Grants are available to sports clubs, voluntary and community groups, national governing bodies of sport, and local authorities. Third level colleges, Education and Training Boards (ETBs) and schools may only apply for funding jointly with sports clubs or organisations.

I understand the club referred to by the Deputy has made an application for sports equipment under the 2018 SCP and this application will be assessed by officials in my Department over the coming months.

If the club wishes to apply for funding for the provision of capital facilities such as toilets and changing rooms they may do so under any future rounds of the SCP under the terms and conditions that apply at that time. If the club proposes to use land owned by Fingal County Council, it is open to the Council to apply under future rounds of the SCP to develop facilities on behalf of the club.