SportNation Programme

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 11 March 2015

Wednesday, 11 March 2015

Questions (163)

Patrick O'Donovan

Question:

163. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide details of the allocations which have been made under the SportNation programme for capital expenditure; the timeframe for the drawdown on these funds; if he anticipates that some local authorities may not avail of their allocation; if he will reallocate such unused funds to support projects that are ready projects in other local authority areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10716/15]

Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport

Details of all allocations made under the SportNation Programme, in association with IPB Insurance, are available on the Department's website www.dttas.ie.

The deadline for drawdown is 30 June 2015 and Local Authorities have been informed that this deadline is absolute.  It is possible that some Local Authorities may not be able to draw down their grants by this deadline and after the deadline I will examine, in association with IPB Insurance, any opportunities to reallocate this funding to projects that can go ahead.