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Sports Capital Programme Eligibility

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 7 February 2013

Thursday, 7 February 2013

Questions (212)

Éamon Ó Cuív

Question:

212. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the lowest score that qualified applicants for a grant from the capital sports programme 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6415/13]

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Written answers

All applications received under the 2012 Sports Capital Programme were first checked to ensure eligibility and then eligible applications were initially assessed against the following criteria (the final 4 criteria only apply to regional and national projects):

Selection Criteria

Increase in the levels of active participation/ improved standards of sporting performance, especially among women and older citizens

Level of socio-economic disadvantage in the area

Technical merits of the project

Financial viability of project

Level of own funding available

Extent to which applicant will be able to maintain project after completion

Current and planned levels of sport and/or recreational sport facilities in the area

Current or proposed sharing of facilities with other sporting groups or schools

Level of SCP (or other Government) funding received in the past

Strategies to be used to attract people from disadvantaged areas

Priority of proposed improvements/ facility in relation to existing facilities

Priorities as identified by the NGB (national/regional projects only)

Priority as identified by the Irish Sports Council (NGB and third level only)

Location of facility within the network of national, regional and municipal facilities (non-local projects only)

Linkages with Local Authorities Swimming Pools Programme (municipal multi-sport only)

In deciding the final allocations of funding to local projects within each county Minister Varadkar and I had regard to a number of additional factors, including:

- the performance of each application during the assessment process;

- ensuring a geographic spread of projects within each county;

- ensuring an appropriate spread of projects between rural and urban areas within each county; and

- ensuring that there is a spread of projects among different sports.

A project that received a score of 49 under the initial assessment was allocated €6,500 towards the purchase of sports equipment to allow children with disabilities to engage in a particular sporting activity.  This was the lowest scored project that was allocated funding.

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