Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 December 2018
567. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the annual amount granted to underage and-or junior soccer clubs and-or teams in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the annual amount granted to senior soccer clubs and-or teams in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018 by way of the sports capital stream of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50118/18]
View answerThe Sports Capital Programme is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sport and physical recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country.
In relation to grants which identified soccer as the primary sport to benefit from an allocation, the total amounts are: €0 in 2016; €7,755,829 in 2017; and €512,700 in 2018.
In relation to individual grant allocations, my Department does not collect information on whether particular soccer clubs play in senior, intermediate or junior leagues. Details of all allocations under the Programme are published on my Department's website at www.dttas.ie/sport/english/sports-capital-programme-awards-new.
