Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Waterford, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

The thrust of my question was slightly different than the initial question that was posed by Deputy Dillon. However, the Minister of State captured it in his answer. It was to ask about the status and process of assessment of sports capital grant applications that were invalid or incomplete. It is important, as Deputy Ó Ríordáin outlined, that those clubs that do not have that backroom team with that level of skill can get another opportunity to make sure they have maximised their application in terms of outlining the impact they make within their communities.

Sports capital funding is so impactful within communities. In County Waterford, there was a similar announcement in respect of the active travel funding. The sums were about €24 million in both cases. Sports capital funding, however, is so much more relatable to communities and people understand it much better. It makes a tangible difference from the bottom up, so I hope people will get another bite at the cherry.

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