Written answers
Wednesday, 27 November 2019
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Sports Capital Programme Data
Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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245. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications nationally received under the sports capital grant programme for 2019; the amount applied for; the profile of applications in terms of sporting discipline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49244/19]
Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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The most recent round of the Sports Capital Programme was the 2018 round. 2,337 applications were submitted seeking a total of €162m in funding. The breakdown of applications by sport (as categorised by the Department's online application system) is set out in the table.
| Sports | Number of applications | Total Amount Sought |
|---|---|---|
| American Football | 5 | €51,345 |
| Angling/Fishing | 6 | €159,885 |
| Archery | 8 | €78,534 |
| Athletics | 65 | €4,633,604 |
| Badminton | 4 | €104,410 |
| Basketball | 18 | €671,841 |
| Billiards & Snooker | 4 | €140,457 |
| Bowls | 10 | €132,417 |
| Boxing | 62 | €1,857,099 |
| Camogie | 20 | €866,494 |
| Canoeing / Kayaking | 30 | €839,499 |
| Clay Pigeon Shooting | 3 | €97,255 |
| Community Games | 15 | €652,499 |
| Cricket | 23 | €968,259 |
| Cycling | 19 | €639,332 |
| Diving/Snorkelling | 22 | €1,017,582 |
| Equestrian Sports | 25 | €839,157 |
| Fencing | 2 | €60,856 |
| Gaelic Games | 673 | €57,559,817 |
| Golf | 146 | €12,522,253 |
| Gymnastics | 21 | €861,064 |
| Handball | 17 | €965,370 |
| Hillwalking | 14 | €279,879 |
| Hockey | 36 | €1,884,352 |
| Ice Hockey | 2 | €69,060 |
| Judo | 3 | €69,048 |
| Ladies Gaelic Football | 7 | €211,653 |
| Martial Arts | 11 | €176,296 |
| Motor Sport | 1 | €120,775 |
| Motorcycling | 3 | €94,116 |
| Mountaineering | 4 | €156,246 |
| Multi-sport | 378 | €29,095,561 |
| Olympic Handball | 1 | €24,830 |
| Orienteering | 1 | €8,200 |
| Pitch and Putt | 20 | €521,386 |
| Raquetball | 1 | €150,000 |
| Rock Climbing | 1 | €10,430 |
| Rowing | 72 | €3,471,153 |
| Rugby | 88 | €8,128,700 |
| Sailing | 33 | €2,446,184 |
| Shooting Sports | 1 | €8,100 |
| Skateboarding | 2 | €192,316 |
| Soccer | 302 | €20,833,293 |
| Squash | 5 | €303,511 |
| Surfing | 2 | €48,000 |
| Swimming | 40 | €1,087,704 |
| Table Tennis | 2 | €12,830 |
| Taekwondo | 2 | €19,614 |
| Tennis | 70 | €5,895,639 |
| Tenpin bowling | 1 | €15,500 |
| Triathlon | 17 | €146,461 |
| Tug of War | 1 | €20,000 |
| Volleyball | 12 | €97,125 |
| Waterskiing & Wakeboarding | 1 | €49,600 |
| Weightlifting | 4 | €139,952 |
| Wheelchair Sport | 1 | €274,173 |
| Grand Total | 2337 | €161,780,716 |
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