I propose to take Questions Nos. 173 to 175, inclusive, together.
My Department does not collate information on a Dáil constituency basis. However, I can confirm that 95 applications were received under the 2012 Sports Capital Programme from sports clubs and organisations in County Kerry seeking €8.9m in funding. A full list of all applications received is available my Department's website www.dttas.ie. 19 applications from County Kerry were successful and were allocated funding totalling €742,057. Two of the applications from County Kerry were for regional projects and I intend to annouce allocations to national and regional projects before the end of the year.
In relation to the criteria used to assess applications, I would refer the Deputy to my reply to question number 53816 of 4/12/12 tabled by Deputy Aengus Ó'Snodaigh. My Department will be writing to all applicants in the coming weeks and the reasons why applications were deemed invalid will be outlined to the relevant applicants. Some of the reasons why local applications from Kerry were deemed invalid include:
- Insufficient own funding or no evidence of own funding
- Work on project already commenced
- No evidence of freehold/leasehold/letter from landlord
- No quotations/estimates submitted
- No evidence of planning permission or application for same or letter from technical supervisor stating that planning permission is not needed
