Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 2 May 2024
Public Accounts Committee
Business of Committee
9:30 am
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source
It might be worth going back to them and looking for more granular information. It prompted something to me. Sport Ireland and, indeed, the FAI will have some involvement in the running of various elements, including underage. When we spend money on sports capital grants, it is essential we get what is grant aided. That is an area on which we might have to invite the Department. I am aware of a real issue, primarily in south Kildare, with the Kildare underage league. There was a very large sports capital grant and the facility is not being used for what it was grant-aided for. There are strict rules around that. No matter how much I talk to the Department and the Minister on this, I do not think it is being taken seriously. I am concerned that is not an isolated incident. We might put that Department on the list, particularly regarding sports capital grants.
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