Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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221. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of an application by a club (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2066/19]

Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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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.

The deadline for the 2018 round of the programme was the 19th October and by that date a record 2,337 applications were submitted seeking a total of €162m in funding. Applicants that were deemed invalid under the 2017 round of the SCP were invited to correct their applications and have them considered as part of the 2018 round of the Programme. The club referred to by the Deputy was one of the organisations that availed of this this opportunity and these applications have been assessed first. I expect to make an announcement concerning allocations to this category of applicant shortly.