Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 December 2012
342. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a club (details supplied) was deemed unsuitable for any funding from the sports capital programme despite the fact they fulfilled the criteria to receive funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57408/12]
View answerThe Department is writing to all unsuccessful applicants under the 2012 Sports Capital Programme with details of the results of the assessment of their application. The reasons why applications were deemed invalid is being outlined to the relevant applicants.
The application referred to by the Deputy was deemed invalid on two grounds under the terms and conditions of the Sports Capital Programme. Firstly, the applicant had insufficient own funding to meet the minimum matching funding requirements of the Programme and secondly; the applicant did not provide evidence that they had adequate title to the property where the proposed facility was to be developed.
