On 25 October 2007, the Executive launched
their draft Programme for Government 2008-11
(PfG), Budget 2008-11 for public consultation.
As a result, funding for Sport in Northern
Ireland may be under severe threat. This funding
threat will be compounded by the loss of over
£4.2m to help fund the 2012 Olympic
and Paralympic Games and could result in your
organisation, as one of our partners, having
a reduced opportunity to access Sport Northern
Ireland investment in current or future projects;
if a significant budget uplift is not secured.
This is our only opportunity to influence
the funding that will be available to sport
in Northern Ireland over the next 3 years
– WE NEED YOUR HELP! Please support
our campaign by doing your best to help secure
the resources for us to invest in your work
in the future by emailing the Office of the
First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM)
pfgbudget@nics.gov.uk to express your support
for increased sports funding.
pfgbudget@nics.gov.uk
SAMPLE LETTER
Mr Edwin Poots MLA
Minister of Culture, Arts & Leisure
Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure
Interpoint
20-24 York Street
Belfast
BT15 1AQ
Dear Minister
I would like to take this opportunity to
express my deep concern regarding any possible
reduction in funding to sport in Northern
Ireland. I understand the significance of
the 2012 Olympics but this should not be an
issue that is harmful to the development of
sport in Northern Ireland, particularly at
a time when the levels of obesity are rising;
we should be increasing levels of funding,
particular to community sport.
All in sport are anxious to ensure that a
strong case is put forward to ensure sport
is a winner in the current consultation process
for the draft Programme for Government draft
Budget 2008-11.
Yours sincerely
c.c. Melanie McGinnis, OFMDFM
