Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 22 March 2018
256. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding to be allocated to each county under the sports capital programme and the large-scale sport infrastructure fund as committed under the National Development Plan 2018-2027. [13349/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Sports Capital Programme (SCP) is the Government’s primary method of providing support to sports clubs and organisations for capital projects. Under the National Development Plan (NDP), over €100 million in capital funding has been allocated for the SCP for the coming four years.
The NDP also commits to the establishment of a new Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund for larger sports projects where the proposed Government contribution exceeds the amounts available under the SCP. €100m is available for this fund over the next four years. My officials will draft the terms and conditions of the new scheme over the coming months.
My Department is currently undertaking a review of the 2017 round of the SCP with a view to making recommendations on how to improve the process for future calls. This work is also examining what is feasible in terms of the scale and timing of the next round. I expect this review to be complete in the coming months and an announcement regarding the next round will be made at that stage.
Given that the review of SCP is ongoing and the terms and conditions of the new Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund are still being finalised, it is not possible to say how much will be allocated under either scheme on a county basis. It should also be noted that it is expected that the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund would be used to fund a small number of large projects rather than projects in each county.
