Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 December 2017
428. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the appeal mechanism available under the sports capital grant scheme to clubs that were not allocated funding due to minor errors in their application; if further funding will be available to deal with such appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52760/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraWhen the 2017 Sports Capital Programme was advertised, my Department issued a guide to filling out the application form which set out the Department's minimum requirements that applicants had to meet to be considered for funding.
Applications were deemed invalid primarily for one or more of the following reasons:
- Title/Access requirements of the Sports Capital Programme not satisfied
- Evidence of own funding not provided in prescribed format
- Insufficient own funding
All applicants have now been contacted with details of the outcome of the assessment of their application, including details of why applications were deemed invalid.
Organisations may appeal these decisions if they believe that an error has been made by the Department in deeming their application invalid and the details of how to make the appeal have been communicated to the clubs in question.
Separately, my Department is undertaking a general review of all invalid applications including those where incorrect or incomplete documentation was submitted. Decisions in relation to how to redress any successful appeals including funding for same and future improvements to further reduce the level of invalid applications will be taken once these reviews are complete.
