Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Yes, if a club in Louth or anywhere else is awarded €120,000, it might draw that down 18 months later, after it has got the planning permission and gone through the process. It is a provisional grant allocation and clubs are able to draw it down pending the completion of the process. There could be another club in the Deputy's area that has gone through all the stages and it could then draw it down this year. We have grant applications going back to 2018 and even earlier where the clubs have not been able to draw down because they have not been able to fulfil the criteria on the provisional grant allocation. They may not have been able to get the land that should have been acquired, for example. Obviously, the timeline is dependent on the club's application. We are ready to enable drawdown when clubs are ready, and there is a process whereby they are being communicated with regarding how they can fulfil their respective drawdown.