Dáil
‹ Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Financial Assistance for Olympic Competitors. Financial assistance for Olympic competitors
Summary
The Minister granted the Olympic Council £60,000 for athlete preparation in 1979, but could not confirm funding for 1980.
asked the Minister for Education the financial assistance, if any, intended for allocation for the training of Irish Olympic competitors during 1979/80.
Comment on this
Apart from grants made to the national governing bodies of sport, I have granted a special sum of £60,000 to the Olympic Council of Ireland for the preparation of Irish Olympic athletes during 1979. This is the highest grant ever awarded to this organisation and represents an increase of 50 per cent on the 1978 grant.
I am not in a position to say how much grant-aid will be made available for this purpose in 1980.