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Sports Capital Programme.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 May 2004

Tuesday, 18 May 2004

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Seymour Crawford

Question:

276 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the funding that was made available for each of the past ten years on a county basis; and if he is satisfied that all community groups and others applying for sports funding receive equal treatment. [14200/04]

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The national lottery funded sports capital programme allocates funding to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. It is advertised on an annual basis.

A review of the programme was completed at the end of 1998. Since then every application for funding each year is treated on its merits and evaluated against detailed assessment criteria published in the guidelines, terms and conditions. These criteria measure the main objectives of the programme, which are as follows: develop an integrated and planned approach to the development of sport and recreational facilities; assist voluntary and community organisations with the development of appropriate facilities in appropriate locations that will maximise use in terms of participation in sport and recreation; prioritise the needs of disadvantaged areas in the provision of facilities; and encourage the multi-purpose use of facilities at national, regional and community level by clubs, community organisations and national governing bodies of sport.

The allocation data for the past ten years is contained in the following table. On 7 May 2004 I announced provisional funding allocations, totalling €50.8 million, to 717 projects. I will shortly announce funding for projects of major significance that met local needs under the 2004 programme. They also add considerably to the national and regional sporting infrastructure that is required for increasing levels of participation and improving standards of performance.

Sports Capital Allocations by County 1995 to 2004.

County

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Total

Carlow

12,697

165,066

82,533

55,868

120,625

369,494

1,168,159

489,000

440,000

632,000

3,535,442

Cavan

25,395

27,934

168,875

121,895

333,941

452,027

591,698

691,200

580,000

925,000

3,917,965

Clare

54,599

114,276

228,553

126,974

196,809

1,170,699

898,975

1,123,000

1,125,000

1,027,000

6,065,885

Cork

1,298,307

2,286,798

3,984,438

401,237

3,249,260

3,850,481

4,769,132

7,257,000

5,545,400

4,874,000

37,516,053

Donegal

43,171

292,040

226,013

1,237,995

2,312,193

5,142,439

3,211,168

5,049,000

1,171,500

1,802,000

20,487,519

Dublin

1,033,567

1,688,752

2,821,358

1,580,189

6,466,776

15,579,305

13,908,710

23,024,900

14,605,500

11,941,000

92,650,057

Galway

48,250

232,362

256,487

247,599

2,269,022

1,512,258

3,192,122

3,058,000

2,558,000

2,702,000

16,076,100

Kerry

234,902

246,329

595,507

355,527

901,514

1,258,310

2,119,193

3,335,200

3,748,000

2,976,000

15,770,482

Kildare

119,355

190,461

198,079

1,378,301

2,515,351

2,541,381

3,853,655

4,870,000

3,166,000

2,857,000

21,689,583

Kilkenny

54,599

44,441

203,158

74,915

339,020

529,481

763,747

1,116,500

942,500

850,000

4,918,361

Laois

22,855

52,059

63,487

71,105

622,172

437,425

1,197,363

1,189,000

450,000

786,000

4,891,466

Leitrim

15,237

25,395

48,250

57,138

76,184

666,612

439,964

821,600

454,800

479,000

3,084,180

Limerick

95,230

365,685

297,119

330,132

797,396

956,113

2,705,812

2,776,000

2,485,500

1,925,000

12,733,987

Longford

15,237

25,395

69,836

35,553

110,467

751,685

648,836

759,400

576,000

545,000

3,537,409

Louth

53,329

53,329

109,197

126,974

275,533

559,954

1,339,574

2,545,000

1,342,100

1,294,000

7,698,990

Mayo

64,757

405,046

217,125

166,336

629,790

982,777

1,625,265

2,284,000

1,574,600

1,594,000

9,543,696

Meath

82,533

344,099

350,448

146,020

279,342

1,192,284

1,477,975

1,605,000

2,560,000

1,160,000

9,197,701

Monaghan

24,125

29,204

241,250

83,803

248,869

502,181

615,823

1,233,000

485,000

996,000

4,459,255

Offaly

26,664

64,757

132,053

88,882

401,237

688,198

618,997

405,000

1,004,000

857,000

4,286,788

Roscommon

25,395

50,790

66,026

71,105

419,014

714,863

1,206,251

1,301,000

777,600

1,027,000

5,659,044

Sligo

31,743

43,171

199,349

120,625

402,507

591,063

1,250,692

1,527,600

963,000

1,253,000

6,382,750

Tipperary

73,645

119,355

440,599

143,480

495,198

1,042,455

1,802,393

2,478,000

1,657,000

2,048,000

10,300,125

Waterford

68,566

318,704

228,553

167,605

299,658

1,010,711

3,133,714

3,253,000

2,210,000

1,580,000

12,270,511

Westmeath

33,013

1,592,251

74,280

128,244

859,613

651,376

1,319,258

2,569,000

707,000

1,083,000

9,017,035

Wexford

62,217

253,948

311,086

152,369

492,658

1,227,837

915,481

2,206,000

1,221,000

1,887,000

8,729,596

Wicklow

66,026

53,329

215,855

85,072

267,915

1,115,465

1,405,600

1,813,000

1,003,000

1,700,000

7,725,262

TOTAL

3,685,414

9,084,976

11,829,514

7,554,942

25,382,064

45,496,874

56,179,561

78,779,400

53,352,500

50,800,000

342,145,245

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