Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Ceist:677. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the criteria in respect of grants from the National Lottery. [53816/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 4 December 2012
Ceisteanna (677)
Freagraí scríofa
Grants under the Sports Capital Programme are partially funded by the National Lottery. All applications received under the 2012 Sports Capital Programme were first checked to ensure eligibility and then eligible applications were initially assessed against the following criteria (the final 4 criteria only apply to regional and national projects):
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Selection Criteria |
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Increase in the levels of active participation/ improved standards of sporting performance, especially among women and older citizens |
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Level of socio-economic disadvantage in the area |
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Technical merits of the project |
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Financial viability of project |
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Level of own funding available |
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Extent to which applicant will be able to maintain project after completion |
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Current and planned levels of sport and/or recreational sport facilities in the area |
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Current or proposed sharing of facilities with other sporting groups or schools |
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Level of SCP (or other Government) funding received in the past |
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Strategies to be used to attract people from disadvantaged areas |
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Priority of proposed improvements/ facility in relation to existing facilities |
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Priorities as identified by the NGB (national/regional projects only) |
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Priority as identified by the Irish Sports Council (NGB and third level only) |
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Location of facility within the network of national, regional and municipal facilities (non-local projects only) |
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Linkages with Local Authorities Swimming Pools Programme (municipal multi-sport only) |
In deciding the final allocations of funding to local projects within each county I had regard to a number of additional factors, including: the performance of each application during the assessment process; ensuring a geographic spread of projects within each county; ensuring an appropriate spread of projects between rural and urban areas within each county; and ensuring that there is a spread of projects among different sports.