Robert Troy
Question:294. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide an update on sports capital applications (details supplied). [45148/23]
View answerTuesday, 17 October 2023
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The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. Over 13,000 projects have now benefited from sports capital funding since 1998, bringing the total allocations in that time to over €1.15 billion.
The 2023 round of the SCEP closed for applications on Friday 8 September 2023. A preliminary examination of the submitted applications is now underway but it is clear that the Programme has again generated a very large number of applications, including applications from the organisations referenced by the Deputy.
Work is now underway on drafting the "Scoring Assessment and Assessment Manual" for the 2023 round and it is hoped to have this finalised and published shortly. It is planned to publish details of all applications at this stage also. Once published, the detailed assessment work can commence. In this regard, it is planned to assess the "Equipment-only" applications first with a view to announcing these grants in the coming months. Work will then commence on the assessment of the capital applications with the allocations likely to be announced later in 2024.