§ Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the sums paid to each Gaelic Athletic Association club in Northern Ireland from public funds and the purposes for which they were paid; and which of the sums were for the purposes of promoting the activities of the Gaelic Athletic Association.
§ Mr. GoodhartThe following grants were paid in the period 10 June 1962 to 31 March 1980:
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Club and Purpose Grant £ McQuillan, Gaelic Athletic Club, Ballycastle—Site Purchase and playing field 2,383 Antrim Gaelic Athletic Association, Belfast—Pavilion and playing fields 9,409 Leitrim Gaelic Athletic Club, Co. Down—Playing field 347 Maguiresbridge Gaelic Athletic Club, Co. Fermanagh—Sports equipment 185 Dunloy Cuchullians, Ballymoney—Playing fields 535 Newry Gaelic Athletic Association—Drainage and playing fields 901 John Mitchell Gaelic Football Club, Claudy—Equipment 216 Newcastle Gaelic Athletic Association—Pavilion 803 McCrory Park Committee, Belfast—Changing accommodation 142 St. Joseph's Gaelic Athletic Association, Ballycran, Portaferry—Site purchase and playing fields 721 Carnlough Gaelic Athletic Association, Co. Antrim—Site purchase 344 Clonduff Gaelic Athletic Association, Hilltown—Pavilion and playing fields 2,553 Davitt Park Gaelic Athletic Club, Lurgan—Purchase of gangmower 119 St. Enda's Gaelic Football Club, Omagh—Playing fields 3,000 Cloughfin Handball Club, Sixmile-cross—Handball alley 2,931 Bellaghy (Wolfe Tone) Gaelic Football Club—Site purchase and playing fields 5,183 Wolfe Tone Gaelic Football Club, Killyleagh—Site purchase 267 John Martin Gaelic Football Club, Glenn, near Newry—Site purchase and playing fields 2,478 Armagh Gaelic Athletic Association—Pavilion and sports equipment 8,818 St. Peter's Gaelic Football Club, Warrenpoint—Site purchase 3,086 Loughinisland Gaelic Athletic Association, near Downpatrick—Pavilion and playing fields 17,187
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Club and Purpose Grant £ Ederney Gaelic Football Club, Co. Fermanagh—Playing fields 589 Wolfe Tone Gaelic Football Club, Lurgan—Playing fields 14,225 Burren Gaelic Football Club, near Newry—Site purchase, playing field, changing accommodation and flood lighting 2,731 Ballerin Gaelic Football Club, near Garvagh—Pavilion and playing fields 2,678 St.Ergnat's Gaelic Football Club, Moneyglass—Pavilion 2,089 Augher Gaelic Football Club—Pavilion and playing fields 8,189 Michael Davitt Gaelic Football Club, Swatragh—Playing field 4,308 St. Killian's Gaelic Football Club, Whitecross, Co. Armagh—Playing field and fencing 14,223 Castlewellan Gaelic Football Club-Playing fields 5,985 Glenullin Gaelic Athletic Club, Garvagh—Site purchase and playing fields 12,603 Brackaville Gaelic Football Club, Coalisland—Site purchase and playing fields 17,658 St. Colmcilles Gaelic Football Club, Grange Playing Field 9,401 O'Neills Gaelic Football Club, Black-watertown Playing field 7,257 Ballyholland Harps Gaelic Athletic Club, near Newry Playing field 9,855 Glenravel Gaelic Football Club, near Ballymena Pavilion and pitch improvements 8,855 St Patrick's Gaelic Football Club, Magherafelt Playing fields 3,062 St Paul's Gaelic Athletic Club, Belfast Pavilion and playing fields 22,659 Enniskillen Gaelic Athletic Association Pavilion and playing field 33,010 Erne Gael Gaelic Football Club, Belleek Playing fields 9,437
Club and Purpose Grant £ Shamrocks Gaelic Football Club, Ballinderry Pavilion 6,960 Patrick Sarsfield Gaelic Athletic Club, Belfast Pavilion 10,000 Lavey Gaelic Athletic Association Recreation and Youth Welfare Club, Maghera Site purchase, playing fields and pavilion 27,493 Ballygalget Gaelic Athletic Club, Portaferry Pavilion 2,574 St Mary's Gaelic Football Club, Killeeshil, Co. Tyrone Playing fields 2,466 Total 299,915
SPORTS COUNCIL FOR NORTHERN IRELAND Club and Purpose Grant £ Glenravel Gaelic Football Club, near Ballymena Equipment 418 Allaclone Gaelic Football Club near Banbridge Equipment 241 Dunloy Gaelic Athletic Club near Ballymoney Equipment 850 Wolfe Tones Gaelic Athletic Club Lurgan Equipment 458 Ballymacnab Gaelic Athletic Club Armagh Equipment 400 St Mary's Gaelic Athletic Club Ahoghill Equipment 400 Total 2,767 The grants were paid to promote the sporting and recreational activities of individual sports clubs affiliated to the Gaelic Athletic Association. In addition, the Sports Council paid governing body grants amounting to about £28,000 during the period 1976–77 to 1979–80 to the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association towards administration, training and coaching and travel costs.