Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the fact that the Government is continuing to increase the funding going to the sports capital programme. It is something that we unfortunately could not afford to do several years ago. The programme is now up and running again. It has an assessment process with which I am very familiar, as most people in this House are, because after many years without that level of support there has been huge interest in recent years. The eligibility criteria determining who can apply and the recommendations concerning successful applications are the results of an independent process.

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