Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 November 2015
213. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he envisages he will be in a position to make the necessary funding available to Westmeath GAA for the provision of a new stand at Cusack Park in Mullingar in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39960/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Sports Capital Programme aims to foster an integrated and planned approach to developing sports and physical recreation facilities throughout the country. In particular, its stated objectives are to: assist voluntary and community organisations, national governing bodies (NGBs) of sport, local authorities and ETBs and schools to develop high quality, safe, well-designed, sustainable facilities in appropriate locations and to provide appropriate equipment to help maximise participation in sport and physical recreation; to prioritise the needs of disadvantaged areas in the provision of sports facilities; and to encourage the sharing of local, regional and national sports facilities by clubs, community organisations and national governing bodies of sport.
It is open to any organisation with a suitable project to apply for funding under the Sports Capital Programme when it is open for applications.
All organisations that wish to make an application must register on www.sportscapitalprogramme.ie as this is the only way to apply.
It appears that Westmeath GAA are not registered on OSCAR and thus there is no record of an application for the project in question.
