Alan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael)
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267. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the status of the processing of applications made under the sports capital and equipment scheme 2020-2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23288/21]

Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) 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 2020 round of the SCEP closed for applications on Monday 1^stMarch. By the closing date, 3,106 applications were submitted seeking over €200m in funding. This is the highest number of applications ever received.

The scoring system and assessment manual for the 2020 round has now been finalised and is available at www.sportscapitalprogramme.ie. Given the record number of applications and the detailed information contained in each application, the assessment process will take a number of months to complete. It is envisaged that allocations to "equipment- only" applications will be made during the Summer with allocations to other capital projects announced before the end of the year.