Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Historically, it has been quite difficult to fathom how sports grants have been allocated, and not necessarily just sports capital grants. Historically, for example, we have seen that a constituency where a Minister comes from is where the lion's share of sports grants have gone. It is very important that people understand the methodology if there is going to be confidence that the money is spent in the places where it is most needed and that demographic trends and deficits are part of that.

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