Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 21 April 2021
635. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if there has been a determination of invalid applications under the sports capital funding; and if clubs and organisations deemed invalid will be notified in order that they can begin other funding arrangements. [19010/21]
View answerThe Sports Capital and Equipment Programme is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and physical recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country.
The 2020 round of the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme closed for applications on Monday 1st March. By the closing date, 3,106 applications were submitted seeking over €200m in funding. This is the highest number of applications ever received and it will take a number of months to assess all of the applications.
If during the assessment process it is discovered that an application has missing or erroneous supporting documentation, the applicant will be contacted my Department and given the opportunity to provide the required material within a set deadline.
As soon as the assessment work is complete and grants allocated, all applicants will be informed of the outcome of the assessment of their application. Unsuccessful applicants will also be given an opportunity to appeal the Department's assessment of their application.
