COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

south dublin county council crest

MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, April 16, 2012

MOTION NO. 11

MOTION: Councillor E. Higgins

That the Manager provide a report on sports clubs in the county in need of development, which could be considered under the long-awaited re-opening of the Sports Capital Grant. Can the report include details on what assistance the Council can provide to groups seeking to apply for funding under this scheme.

REPORT:

The Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport announced on 28th March 2012 that it would accept applications under the Sports Capital Grants Scheme from voluntary and community organisations, national governing bodies (NGOs) of sport, local authorities, V.E.C.s and schools.

The Department has set two distinct deadlines for receipt of applications: the deadline for paper-based applications is 5.00p.m. on Friday 11th May 2012, while the deadline for online applications and those made in the Irish language is 5.00p.m. on Friday 1st June 2012.

The Council is arranging to host a forum for all the eligible and interested groups through the SDCC Sports Partnership. The purpose of this forum, which will be held in Tallaght Stadium within the next 10days (exact date yet to be finalised),  will be to disseminate as much information to the clubs about the Sports Capital Grants Scheme as possible, and to highlight the type of documentation needed, as well as outlining what will and won't qualify for a grant, as set out in the Department's guidelines and qualifying criteria.

South Dublin County Council will use all its customary communication channels to publicise details of the forum, including direct contact with clubs and associations already registered with us, our website www.sdcc.ie, twitter, facebook etc.

It is proposed to do this by presenting the information in the form of a powerpoint presentation and then following up with a question and answer session. It is also intended to supply each attendee with either a soft or a hard copy of the presentation.

The appropriate Council staff will be present at the forum to answer queries and to help the various clubs and organisations to understand what is involved in making an application under the new grants scheme.