Maureen O'Sullivan
Question:207. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he will announce sports capital grants funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42180/17]
View answerWednesday, 4 October 2017
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The 2017 round of the Sports Capital Programme closed for applications on 24 February. By the closing date, a record number of 2,320 applications seeking €155 million in grants were received. The total amount currently available to allocate under this round is €30 million. Accordingly, the allocation of grants will be particularly challenging.
All of the 2,320 applications received are currently being assessed by officials in my Department. I expect to be in a position to make an announcement regarding allocations in the coming weeks.