Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 March 2018
539. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the marking system in respect of an application for a sports capital grant by a centre (details supplied) will be clarified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14126/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe full scoring system and assessment procedure for the 2017 Sports Capital Programme (SCP) is available on my Departments website at http://www.dttas.ie/sites/default/files/publications/sport/english/sports-capital-programme-scoring-system-and-assessment-procedures/assessment-manual-2017-scp.pdf.
In assessing all applications under the programme, my Department relies on information supplied by applicants. The marks obtained by all applicants under the criteria "level of socio-economic disadvantage" were based on the Pobal Deprivation Index and determined solely by the coordinates supplied by the organisation in their application.
