Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I acknowledge the work of the Minister and the Minister of State on this valuable funding stream for sports. The Minister of State has visited County Clare on several occasions, where he met and spoke with representatives of clubs and in that way heard from the grassroots about the importance of this funding stream. I agree with the Deputy that it is important that more money in this regard is secured through the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. If more funding is secured for the programme, more clubs will benefit. The original figure provided in this context was €40 million. Some €16.5 million of that went to the equipment grants and then €6 million was added in the budget. A figure of approximately €29 million then remains. How much funding overall will be requested from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform? What kind of increase in funding is being sought?

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