Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 February 2010
83 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his plans to assist the repair of sporting facilities damaged during the recent weather conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7874/10]
Amharc ar fhreagra88 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if the sports capital programme will be available for 2010; the results of studies which have been undertaken into the viability of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7948/10]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 83 and 88 together.
Under the Sports Capital Programme, which is administered by my Department, and part funded from the proceeds of the National Lottery, funding is allocated to sporting and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country.
While no decision has been made on the timing of the next round of the Programme, €48 million has been provided in my Department's Vote in the 2010 Estimates to cover payments to be made from the C1 subhead, out of which grants are paid for the provision of sports and recreation facilities in respect of previously awarded grants.
It is a condition of the Sports Capital Programme that any facilities developed with assistance from the programme must be insured against fire and other insurable risks.
Two expenditure reviews of the Sports Capital Programme have been carried out to date. The first covered the period 1988-1998 while the second covered the period 1999-2002. The first review limited its focus to identifying new priorities for future rounds of the Programme. The second review concluded that, inter alia, the Programme represents good value for money.
A draft National Sports Facilities Strategy 2010-2015 has been completed within my Department and circulated to a number of Government Departments and other relevant bodies for observations prior to finalisation. The draft strategy will now be amended taking into account the comments received and will then be submitted to the Government for approval and publication.
