Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 December 2021
78. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of applications for funding received regarding funding for skate parks in 2020 and to date in 2021, by county, in tabular form. [62084/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe 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. The 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.
Details of all these applications are available at www.gov.ie/en/collection/b62b8-sports-capital-and-equipment-programme-2020-applications/
Of the applications received, five sought capital funding for skate parks, as set out in the table.
|
Applicant |
Project title |
Amount sought € |
|
CORK COUNTY COUNCIL |
Mallow Town Park - Skate Park & Pump Track |
150,000 |
|
GALWAY CITY COUNCIL |
Doughiska Skate Park (Refurbishment) |
74,138 |
|
KERRY COUNTY COUNCIL |
Killarney Skateboard Park |
154,000 |
|
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL |
Diamond Park |
139,629 |
|
DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL |
2020 - Skate Park at Darndale Park |
69,991 |
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.
In relation to the remaining 2020 capital SCEP applications, which include the five listed in the table above, assessment work is continuing. Every effort is being made to complete this work as quickly as possible with allocations expected to be announced early in the new year.
