Joe O'Brien (Dublin Fingal, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Depending on the application, it may either sit under one of the schemes I outlined, including CLÁR or the community enhancement programme, but from what the Deputy has outlined, it sounds like such applications might be a better fit with the sports capital grant scheme. That would be a question for the Minister of State, Deputy Chambers, ultimately. To give the Deputy some examples from his own constituency on the applicability of the CLÁR programme, specifically regarding the issues the Deputy raised, last year the Coolfree community crèche after-school facility got a grant to install a footpath outside the school, updated road signage, lining of the road and an update of the safety lighting outside the school for €35,000. Moreover Feenagh AFC soccer club received funding of €36,000 to construct a footpath and street lighting for the public along the roadway between the village centre and the club. Obviously, in terms of lighting in public places, the local authority has a responsibility there. No doubt, the Deputy has contacted it about that but there are options available under some of our schemes as well.

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