Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 November 2010
45 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport her plans to redistribute funds not drawn down under the sports capital programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43963/10]
View answerUnder the Sports Capital Programme, funding is allocated to sporting and to voluntary and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. For a variety of reasons it can take grantees a number of years to draw down funding allocated under the Programme. Where delays are excessive, or where the project has ceased, the Department will withdraw the outstanding grant. Each year, through the Estimates process, the Department is provided with funding to meet the expected draw down requests in that year. In recent years all of this money has been drawn down by grantees. In situations where grants awarded under the Programme are withdrawn for non-compliance with the terms and conditions of the Programme such grants are not reallocated to other projects but rather is the level of outstanding commitments reduced by that amount.
