Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for his response and for having an open door to feedback from us as to how the scheme has worked and ways in which it can be improved. For those volunteers who have put forward applications which for some reason were deemed invalid, giving them an opportunity to rectify matters is definitely important. Will the Minister of State clarify how this will work? Will all clubs receive a letter stating whether their applications are valid or invalid or will only clubs that had problems with validity get letters? When does the Minister of State envisage these letters will start to issue? How much time will the clubs have to rectify problems with their applications? If there are title deed issues, I presume not all of those will be able to be rectified but I presume the clubs will be given an opportunity to do so. I note that the Minister of State said it will be the third quarter of this year before we have the final decision. He might expand on which specific grants he may be able to allocate earlier. Are they purely for equipment, as opposed to infrastructural projects? He said he believes those grants may be allocated in the next month or two.

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