Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 October 2019
242. Deputy John Deasy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to proposals received from a club (details supplied) for funding under the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund to redevelop facilities at a location; the engagement his Department has had with officials in his Department heading up the ERDF in this regard; and when a decision is expected. [41493/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraResponsibility for the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund rests with the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government.
My Department has responsibility for the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund. The new scheme opened for applications on 19th November 2018 and the closing date for receipt of applications was 17th April last.
72 applications were received in total including an application for the project referred to by the Deputy. Details of the scheme and all applications received have been published on the Department's website along with the evaluation procedures and guidelines.
Assessment of the applications received has commenced. In view of the detailed information contained in each application, I am advised that it will take a number of months to have all of them assessed. Accordingly, I expect that it will be towards the end of this year before any allocations are announced.
