AQW 22692/17-22 Written question to the Minister for Communities
To ask the Minister for Communities for an update on (i) the Sub-Regional Stadia Programme for Soccer; and (ii) how clubs in the East Londonderry constituency will benefit from the programme.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 17 September 2021
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 17 September 2021
- Answer due by
- 4 October 2021
- Answered
- 29 September 202112 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
You will be aware that the Sub-Regional Stadia Programme is a commitment of the ‘New Decade New Approach’ agreement and I had requested that my Department take forward a ‘Refresh and Re-engagement’ exercise to identify the current and future needs for soccer at all levels.
Once I am fully satisfied that the evidence and benchmarking presented are addressing both the current and future needs of local soccer I will update Executive colleagues on my proposals on the way forward for the Programme.
As I recently stated at Minister’s Question Time on 20 September 2021, addressing regional disparity and funding are crucial issues and this will be one of my considerations as part of the refresh and re-engagement exercise.