Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

When I raised it with the Minister of State several weeks ago at the committee - the Minister, Deputy Martin, was there as well - he said he was in discussions with the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform and, following those discussions, he would be able to say when applications would be open for people to apply. The last sports capital grant opened in 2020. It was more than was normally allocated, but that is purely because it was covering multiple years, rather than the Government suddenly feeling a surge of generosity. It covered multiple years.

The Minister of State, Deputy Byrne, is here now. Does he have a date for the allocation? The Minister of State also said he is finalising a review of the previous programmes. He is looking at what he could improve on. First, does he have a date? Second, will he outline what improvements he found could be made from the review that was being carried out?

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