Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for his response. The sports capital and equipment programme funding to local communities is without doubt one of the best investments we can make in our communities. I commend the Minister of State on the recent announcement of the €150 million national pot. It has an enormous impact throughout the country. I acknowledge the Minister of State’s Department and the team in terms of how this was administered.

The full review of the 2020 round should be undertaken in a time-limited manner to ensure any of these recommendations contained will be included in the next round. We want clarity around the timing of the next round. That is very important. It is equally fair to provide some information to those standing on the sidelines, wondering when they will get the next opportunity to start working on their applications. If we could possibly get a provisional timeline rather than any details around the next one, that would useful.

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