Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 June 2018
258. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the criteria used to decide the level of funding each individual application received in the 2017 sports capital programme; if all groups which were deemed as qualifying received funding; if the same criteria will be used in the upcoming sports capital programme as was used in the 2017 programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28582/18]
View answerAll valid local applications under the 2017 Sports Capital Programme (SCP) were allocated funding. The overall funding was first divided by county on a per capita basis.The exact amount allocated to each project was then based on a combination of the score obtained by the project following assessment, the total amount sought for the project and the overall amount available for the relevant county. In the case of national/regional applications, the top scoring 2/3 of applications were allocated funding. A full review of the 2017 round of the programme has been finalised and is available on my Department's website (www.dttas.ie). The review includes full details on how allocations were decided.
The review also includes some suggested changes for the next round of the programme. In this regard, arrangements for the 2018 round of the SCP are currently being finalised and I expect to make an announcement in this regard in the coming weeks. As with the 2017 round, I envisage that the full scoring system will be published in advance of the assessment of 2018 applications commencing.
