Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 4 October 2017
202. Deputy Fiona O'Loughlin asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of an application by a club (details supplied) for a sports capital grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42173/17]
View answerThe 2017 round of the Sports Capital Programme closed for applications on 24 February. By this deadline, no application had been submitted by the organisation referred to by the Deputy. By the closing date, a record number of 2,320 applications seeking €155 million in grants were received. The total amount currently available to allocate under this round is €30 million. Accordingly, the allocation of grants will be particularly challenging.
All of the 2,320 applications received are currently being assessed by officials in my Department. I expect to be in a position to make an announcement regarding allocations in the coming weeks.
