Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 February 2024
245. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the total value of SCEP applications in the current round under the equipment only category; the number of such applications per county; when he expects allocations to be made for equipment only applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9038/24]
View answerThe latest round of the SCEP (2023) closed for applications on Friday 8 September 2023. A preliminary examination of the submitted applications demonstrates that the Programme has again generated a very large number of applications. The total number of 3,210 applications exceeds the record number submitted under the last (2020) round. The "Scoring System and Assessment Manual" for the 2023 round has been finalised and published along with a list of all applications received by county including the relevant sport type for each application received. The detailed assessment work has commenced and it is planned to assess the "equipment-only" applications first and announce these grants in the coming months. Work will then commence on assessing the capital applications with the allocations to be announced later. Applications are still at assessment stage and currently there are 896 confirmed equipment only applications seeking €26.8 million. These figures are subject to change as the assessment process continues.
The following is the current number of applications per county (subject to change as outlined above):
Carlow 15
Cavan 10
Clare 29
Cork 105
Donegal 47
Dublin 169
Galway 53
Kerry 42
Kildare 28
Kilkenny 24
Laois 19
Leitrim 8
Limerick 41
Longford 11
Louth 18
Mayo 30
Meath 26
Monaghan 15
Offaly 19
Roscommon 17
Sligo 24
Tipperary 29
Waterford 28
Westmeath 30
Wexford 33
Wicklow 26
