Written answers
Tuesday, 13 June 2023
Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Sports Funding
Marc MacSharry (Sligo-Leitrim, Fianna Fail)
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630. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht in light of recent statements by the Football Association of Ireland regarding the lack of funding for League of Ireland clubs, the number of applications received from League of Ireland clubs (male and female) in the past three rounds of the sports capital and equipment grants, and the large-scale sports infrastructure fund, in tabular form; the number of successful applications; which clubs received funding; the number of unsuccessful applicants; the names of the unsuccessful applicants; the reason the applications were unsuccessful; if there is a common reason for such unsuccessful applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27515/23]
Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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In relation to the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP), over 13,000 projects have now benefited from sports capital funding since 1998, bringing the total allocations in that time to over €1.15 billion. The Programme for Government commits to continuing the SCEP and to prioritising investment in disadvantaged areas.
A list of all allocations under all recent rounds of the SCEP is published on my Department's website at: - www.gov.ie/en/collection/471ed5-sports-capital-allocations/.
Details of applications under the SCEP can also be found at www.gov.ie/en/service/d13385-sports-capital-programme/
The final grants under the 2020 round were announced on Tuesday 31 May last year and the total allocation of €166.6 million for the 2020 round represents the highest level of allocation ever made under the SCEP. It is important to note that every valid capital application under the 2020 round, including all of those from soccer clubs, received a grant offer.
All SCEP applications under most recent rounds of the SCEP were assessed in accordance with the published scoring criteria and the grants awarded were based on the score obtained at assessment stage. After each recent round of the SCEP, a Review was published which sets out in detail how the grants were assessed and allocations decided. These most recent Reviews can be found on the www.gov.ie website.
With regard to the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF), the first call for proposals closed in 2019 with applications confined to local authorities and National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of Sport. All applications were assessed in accordance with the published Evaluation Procedures and Guidelines and the first allocations were announced in January 2020. The scores were awarded based on factors such as the priority given to the project by the relevant NGB and/or local authority, the level of funding being provided by the project sponsor and how the project was likely to increase participation. The total funding applied for under the scheme significantly exceeded the amount available to allocate and it was not possible to award grants to all applicants. Thus far, approximately €86.4 million has been awarded to 33 different proposals. Full details of all allocations are available at:- www.gov.ie/en/service/4113b3-large-scale-sport-infrastructure-fund-lssif/
Full details of all applications are available at www.gov.ie/en/service/4113b3-large-scale-sport-infrastructure-fund-lssif/#applications-and-priorities
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