Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 3 Nov 1998

Vol. 495 No. 7

Written Answers. - International Carding Scheme.

Bernard Allen

Ceist:

649 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation the number of appeals made against decisions of the high performance advisory committee of the Irish Sports Council under the international carding scheme 1998; the sports in which the appeals were made; the names of the athletes for whom the appeals were submitted; if the appeals were successful; and, in the event of being successful, the amount of compensation paid. [21312/98]

Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation (Dr. McDaid)

Under the international carding scheme, a total of 34 appeals were received from ten national governing bodies of sport representing the following sports: athletics (14), badminton (2), boxing (3), cycling (4), orienteering (4), sailing (3), shooting (2), weightlifting (1) and wheelchair sports (1).

In accordance with the terms of the scheme, the appeals were considered by a review group established under the auspices of the Irish Sports Council. The recommendations of the review group were approved by the high performance advisory committee of the Irish Sports Council and were submitted to me for approval.

Eleven of the 34 appeals submitted were approved by the review group involving the approval of an amount of £40,940 and the details of each successful appeal are as follows:

Player/Athlete	Sport	Category	Award
			£
Cormac Finnerty	Athletics	International to World Class 4	5,000 (increase)
Karen Shinkins	Athletics	International	7,000
Roman Linsheid	Athletics	International	7,000
Patrick McGrath	Athletics	International	7,000
Francis Maughan	Boxing	Junior	1,200
Hugh Joyce	Boxing	Junior	1,200
Tarja Owens	Cycling (mountain bike)	Developmental	3,600
Marcus Pinker	Orienteering	International	2,400
Mary O'Loughlin	Sailing	Junior (substitute)	1,200
Alan Lewis	Shooting	International	2,450
Ronan Rooney	Wheelchair	International	2,890
Total			40,940