Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I note the Senator's comments. I will certainly pass them back. As I said, I am here on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Catherine Martin, and the Minister of State, Deputy Thomas Byrne. I will certainly pass those comments back to them. I take on board the Senator's concerns about the non-availability of facilities. The Government recently agreed revised capital allocations under the national development plan, NDP, totalling €2.25 billion out to 2026. The additional allocations of capital funding for the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media up to 2026 will support key projects and programmes under the NDP such as the sports capital and equipment programme. The revised NDP capital allocations for the Department will allow for significant funding of the 2023 round of the sports capital programme. The Minister, Deputy Martin, and Minister of State, Deputy Byrne, will confirm the overall allocation for the next round of sports capital and equipment programme in the near future in the context of the ongoing assessment of the applications, which is currently under way. The Department’s capital allocations will also allow for a meaningful round 2 of the large-scale sports infrastructure programme. I note that the Minister and the Minister of State encourage all eligible sporting organisations, including the club under discussion, to consider whether an application under LSSIF would be appropriate.