Chris Andrews (Dublin Bay South, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Realistically, it is a significant barrier to clubs, especially when there is a new chair two years later. Clubs do not stay the same. This requirement needs to be changed to facilitate less well-off clubs in the inner city. It is a major disadvantage to them and I would urge that it be reviewed and changed. This is not to diminish the good work the sports capital grant does, and the Department has also made many positive changes around multi-use facilities, but this would be an important step that would facilitate football, boxing and other sports clubs in inner-city communities. I would appreciate it.