Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North-Central, Fianna Fail)
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I welcome the Minister. I will stick to sport. I welcome the announcement in the budget for the grassroots funding. We all do. That was reflected when the committee wrote to the Minister, despite the issues we had with the FAI at the time. Specifically to the LSSIF, I understand there was a minimal amount of €18 million sent to the LSSIF to keep it rolling over. I have some problems around the LSSIF. I will not ask the Minister for the budget for 2027 but, are we likely to see a further call for applications in the lifetime of this Government, possibly as early as 2027? Will the Minister comment on the draw down of existing allocations and where we are at with those? I am aware of a number of projects where there has been no funds drawn down. Is there a window after which funds not drawn down go back in the pot?