Niamh Smyth
Ceist:533. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a sports capital application for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43220/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 22 October 2019
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Freagraí scríofa
2,337 applications were submitted under the 2018 round of the Sports Capital Programme seeking a total of €162m in funding.
186 of these applications were for projects that were deemed invalid under the 2017 round of the programme that subsequently submitted corrected documents. These applications were assessed first and approximately €7m in allocations to 170 projects were announced on the 17th January.
619 equipment only applications were assessed next and 466 allocations with a value of €9.8m were announced to these organisations in May.
Work is now underway in assessing the remaining applications for capital works, including an application from the organisation referred to by the Deputy.
For the first time, applicants who submitted incorrect documentation under this round were given the opportunity to correct their application during the assessment period. In view of the opportunity to correct documentation, the record number of applications received and the detailed information contained in each application, it is likely to take a further number of weeks before allocations are announced.