Robert Troy
Ceist:697. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of an application for sports capital funding by a group (details supplied). [33033/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 July 2017
697. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of an application for sports capital funding by a group (details supplied). [33033/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe 2017 round of the Sports Capital Programme closed for applications on the 24th February and I can confirm that an application has been submitted by the organisation referred to by the Deputy.
By the closing date, a record number of 2,320 applications seeking €155 million in grants were received and all of these applications are currently being assessed. The total amount available to allocate under this round is €30 million. Accordingly, the allocation of grants will be particularly challenging. Given the number of applications received and the detailed information submitted, it will take a further number of weeks to complete this process and I expect that an announcement regarding allocations will be made in September.