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Sports Funding

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 November 2021

Tuesday, 2 November 2021

Ceisteanna (323)

Fergus O'Dowd

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323. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the funding streams that are currently available and open for amateur boxing clubs; the funding provided to amateur boxing clubs in counties Meath and Louth in each of the years 2017 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52959/21]

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The Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and physical recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. All boxing clubs are entitled to apply directly for Sports Capital and Equipment Programme funding up to a value of €150,000 for local projects. In cases where a club does not own a premises, it is still permissible to apply for capital grants up to a value of €50,000. A copy of the latest "Guide to Making an Application" which sets out the terms and conditions of the scheme is available at the following link: - www.gov.ie/en/service/d13385-sports-capital-programme/#introduction

Details of all allocations, including those to amateur boxing clubs, made under the SCEP since 2002 are published at www.gov.ie/en/collection/471ed5-sports-capital-allocations/. Likewise details of all payments, including those to amateur boxing clubs, made under the SCEP since 2011 are available at www.gov.ie/en/collection/efc6c4-sports-capital-programmes-payments/.

The latest (2020) round of the SCEP closed for applications on Monday 1st March 2021. By the closing date, over 3,100 applications were submitted seeking over €200m in funding. This is the highest number of applications ever received.

The scoring system and assessment procedures were published earlier this year and all applications are being assessed accordingly. Approximately one thousand of the submitted applications were for 'equipment-only' projects. These applications were assessed first and grants with a total value of €16.6m were announced on the 6th August.

The remaining applications for capital works are now being assessed. This work is ongoing with allocations for all successful applications expected to be announced in the coming months. Once these allocations are finalised an announcement will be made in relation to the next call for applications.

Current funding for sport is allocated by Sport Ireland across its various programmes. Sport Ireland does not provide direct funding for clubs but channels the funding through the relevant National Governing Body of Sport. In the case of boxing, funding is allocated to the Irish Athletic Boxing Association.

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