Written answers
Tuesday, 13 June 2023
Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Sports Funding
John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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641. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the funding available to an individual (details supplied) who is representing Ireland at an underage level at the upcoming European Championships; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28223/23]
Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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Sport Ireland, which is funded by my Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for the development of sport, increasing participation at all levels and raising standards, including the allocation of funding across its various programmes. Sport Ireland does not provide direct funding for clubs or individuals but channels funding through the relevant National Governing Bodies of Sport, in this case Basketball Ireland. There is no mechanism by which Sport Ireland can allocate funding outside of this process.
The athlete mentioned by the Deputy should engage with Basketball Ireland to see if they can assist or advise in any way. My Department does not have discretionary funding available to it to provide direct financial assistance.
Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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642. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a breakdown of the total sports capital funding distributed since the programme's inception, by year, in tabular form. [28274/23]
Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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643. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a breakdown of how much horse racing and/or greyhound racing received in sports capital funding since the inception of the sports capital programme, by year, in tabular form. [28275/23]
Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 642 and 643 together.
The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. The first sports capital grants were provided in the early 1970's and responsibility for such grants has rested in various Government Departments in the interim period. 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 SCEP rounds since 2000 is published on my Department's website at: - www.gov.ie/en/collection/471ed5-sports-capital-allocations/. In addition, following the most recent rounds of the Programme, a Review has been published. These Reviews include, inter alia, statistical information on the breakdown of allocations. The 2020 Review was published last month and can be found at the following link:-
www.gov.ie/en/publication/84105-review-of-sports-capital-and-equipment-programme-2020/
Projects related to horse racing and dog racing are not eligible for funding under the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme and have never been so funded.
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