Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 July 2017
1395. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeframe for the processing of the 2017 sports capital programme applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36082/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe 2017 round of the Sports Capital Programme closed for applications on 24 February. 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.
