Written answers

Wednesday, 27 January 2021

Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

Sports Funding

Photo of Neasa HouriganNeasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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276. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding supports that were granted to the disability support programmes of an organisation (details supplied) in 2019 and 2020. [3589/21]

Photo of Neasa HouriganNeasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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277. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding supports that were granted to an organisation (details supplied) in 2019 and 2020. [3590/21]

Photo of Neasa HouriganNeasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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278. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding or other supports that have been granted to an organisation (details supplied) through Sport Ireland. [3591/21]

Photo of Jack ChambersJack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 276 to 278, inclusive, together.

Sport Ireland, which is funded by my Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for the development of sport, including the allocation of funding under its various programmes. Sport Ireland channels its funding through the relevant National Governing Bodies of Sport. The organisation mentioned by the Deputy is not a National Governing Body and does not receive annual funding from Sport Ireland.

Sport Ireland has informed me that funding was provided to the organisation in each of the years 2015 to 2018 for the promotion of its activities during the European Week of Sport in each of those years. The focus for the initiative was to introduce new members to the organisation's activities.

Year Amount allocated
2015 €1,650
2016 €1,000
2017 €2,000
2018 €2,000

The organisation did not receive funding from Sport Ireland in relation to its disability support programme in 2019 and 2020.

No grant funding was awarded to the organisation through my Department's Sports Capital Programme in 2019 and 2020.

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