Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 November 2018
491. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a capital sports grant will issue to a club (details supplied); the measures the club must take in order to expedite the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46626/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraIt is a requirement for larger Sports Capital Programme grants that the State's investment is protected and that facilities continue to be used for the purposes for which grants are made. The State endeavours to ensure that this is the case by placing charges on the facilities that it has funded. Before formal approval of the grant referred to by the Deputy can issue and payment made, the Department must receive confirmation from the Chief State Solicitor's Office that the legal formalities are complete. The Chief State Solicitor's Office have confirmed that they wrote to the club's Solicitor on the 8th of November 2018 in relation to the outstanding required documentation. Once the legal formalities are complete, there will be no undue delay from my Department's perspective in relation to processing any grant drawdown requests from the club.
