Peter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I ask the Minister to confirm when he intends to invite applications for the next round of sports capital grants and to consider introducing a pre-validation process for such grant applications. I also ask the Minister to confirm when funding under the national cycle network funding call for 2014 to 2016 will be awarded or announced.

I wish to take this opportunity to highlight the exploits of my local soccer team, Dundalk FC, which has gained entry to the qualifying stages of the Europa League. Last week it became the first Irish team to win points in the league stages of the competition.