Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 July 2014
303. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide in tabular form the number of capital sports grant applications which were deemed invalid for 2011 to 2014, inclusive; the percentage of invalid forms per year; the reasons these forms were invalid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31682/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraThere have only been two rounds of the Sports Capital Programme (SCP) in the years referred to by the Deputy. The information sought by the Deputy for the 2012 and 2014 rounds of the SCP is set out in the table below.
|
Year |
Number of applications received |
Number of invalid application |
% of applications invalid |
|
2012 |
2,170 |
1024 |
47% |
|
2014 |
2,036 |
736 |
36% |
Applications were deemed invalid for one or more of the following reasons:
- Title/Access requirements of the Sports Capital Programme not satisfied
- Insufficient evidence of planning permission, planning application, or exemption from planning
- Evidence of own funding not provided in prescribed format
- Insufficient own funding
- Insufficient quotations/estimates submitted
- Insufficient sporting content
- School/College/ETB application not made jointly with local club/community group
- Private/commercial organisation
- Other (eg not an organisation that can apply under the SCP)
- Routine maintenance
- Work on project already started
All applicants under the 2014 SCP have been informed of the outcome of the assessment of their application, including details of why applications were deemed to be invalid.
