Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 February 2014
848. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if in the context of registration in respect of the sports capital programme, any difficulties were experienced by applicants in the course of their efforts to register; if any provision is likely to be made in such circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8303/14]
View answerThe online registration system for the Sports Capital Programme was opened in September 2013. The launch of the website and the 2014 round of the Programme were accompanied by a significant communications effort to ensure that a maximum number of sports clubs and organisations could apply for funding. Over 2,900 organisations successfully registered prior to the deadline.
Once registrations began to be submitted, in September 2013, it was observed that a small number were missing the required documentation to provide evidence of their Tax Registration Number. In all instances the organisations were contacted immediately and asked to provide the required documentation by email prior to the deadline of 5pm on Friday 7 February 2014. Simultaneously, the Department engaged immediately with the IT contractors to find a resolution to this issue. They in turn were able to identify a number of causes and implement various fixes to resolve the issue.
It is important to note that no organisation was prevented from registering on time due to such issues.
