Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 25 November 2021

Public Accounts Committee

2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 33 - Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
Chapter 7 - Oversight of Funding for the European Capital of Culture 2020

9:30 am

Mr. Cian Ó Lionáin:

Effectively, with sports capital being announced over recent years, at least every two years there is a rolling element to it. From our experience of engaging with clubs, that pattern seems to work pretty well for them. Obviously, we would never say "No" if there were an increased fund that would allow for such a model, but at the moment the model seems to suit the needs of clubs on the ground as long as there are not long gaps between rounds of sports capital funding. It is a priority for us to make sure we can award grants at a relatively regular frequency.