Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The number of months could be smaller in the second reply than in the first. There is absolutely no delay on this. There is €100 million over the coming four years promised for it under the NDP - €50 million to start with - which we are absolutely determined to keep. The Deputy mentioned one specific project. I will not get into specifics, but there was a gap. The sports capital programme has been hugely successful. I know the limits sound very high, but they are actually very low when one gets into big projects. The question is how big projects like these have been funded in the past, and some of them undoubtedly need funding. We are talking about ceilings of €150,000 or €200,000 in sports capital grants, which can be very small in the context of building stadiums and things like that which are absolutely necessary.

The lack of large-scale infrastructure in Ireland is something people have pointed to in more prominent circumstances and perhaps it has cost us dearly in certain situations. That is there but there also are projects that are seeking €400,000 or €500,000 and which would qualify for the large-scale infrastructural projects. It is very important in the context in which Deputy Troy mentions it but there are and will be dozens of projects crying out for money. It is something which we will-----