Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State. My next question is about funding for Sport Ireland. It corresponds to pages 12 and 30 of the briefing document. Is it correct that the Department told Sport Ireland that it cannot pay the final €1 million in outstanding legal fees from the astronomical bill of €3.9 million in the Dublin Waterworld case, yet it seems to have granted €1.4 million in additional funding for 2017 for that very purpose?

I welcome the fact that the Minister has given a commitment to annualise sports capital grants from this year. The grants were not available last year. Am I correct in saying that, for example, a boxing club that leases or rents rather than owns its property cannot avail of the grant? I would welcome clarification on that. In the previous year issues arose to the effect that a club does not qualify for a grant unless it has a particular type of lease or owns the property. That affects sporting groups in disadvantaged areas in particular and one would imagine it is important to ensure they are included in the process. Reference was also made to the workshops but I did not hear or see any advertised in County Louth? Does the Minister know when or where they will take place?