Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 November 2015
594. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the sports capital grant application submitted by a school (details supplied) in County Limerick was deemed invalid due to a missing date on a page from the tender submitted; if this is the case, the reason the applicant was not permitted an opportunity to amend same before a decision was made on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39327/15]
View answerWhen the 2015 Programme was advertised, the Department issued a guide to filling out the application form which clearly set out the Department's minimum requirements that applicants had to meet to be considered for funding. The Guide advised applicants that the Department would not discuss applications, "once submitted, with you or anyone on your behalf by phone, email or face to face until allocations have been announced". Applicants are also advised that applications cannot be edited or added to in any way after they have been submitted.
Applications were deemed invalid primarily for one or more of the following reasons:
- Title/Access requirements of the Sports Capital Programme not satisfied,
- Insufficient evidence of planning permission, planning application, or exemption from planning,
- Insufficient quotations/estimates submitted,
- Evidence of own funding not provided in prescribed format.
All applicants have been informed of the outcome of the assessment of their application, including details of why applications were deemed to be invalid.
