Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 January 2013
230. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reasons that an application from County Tipperary under the sports capital programme for 2012 was deemed to be invalid (details supplied); if he will confirm the maximum funding amount available through this programme; if he will confirm the county budget as alluded to; if he will reconsider this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2269/13]
View answerIn the guide to filling out the 2012 Sports Capital Programme application form applicants were advised that in assessing applications, the Department would consider if a project was realistic in terms of scale, costs and grant assistance sought and that funding would be allocated to local club/school and community projects based on a combination of factors including population, the quality of applications received, geographical balance and the need to provide a variety of different sports facilities. Based on population and generous previous funding the total available for county Tipperary was €855,000.
The project proposed by the applicant referred to by the Deputy would have required approximately 35% of the budget for the whole county and the Department took a view that this was unrealistically high given the overall budget for the county. In County Tipperary 30 local projects were allocated grants and the maximum value of a single grant was €67,000. If the project referred to by the Deputy was to be funded it would have necessitated not funding several other worthwhile projects.
All of the money available for allocations under 2012 SCP has been allocated.
