Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

From the outset, the funding the Minister made available in 2022 through the community investment fund was well spent. I was looking at the list that was published late last year in relation to my own constituency. There are sums that are large and small but which are significant to many voluntary groups out there. Whitechurch received €100,000; Firmount, €136,000; Grenagh, €25,000; Courtbrack, €26,000; Farranree Community Centre, €100,000 and the list goes on. All those groups and organisations right across the country, with which many Deputies here will have worked, were very grateful for this fund specific to community centres.

I will twist the question Deputy Crowe tabled. Regarding the money that was spent last year, will there be a further roll-out of the category 1, 2, and 3 which the Minister had in the community centre investment fund last year which covered grants on a small scale up to €25,000, larger scale grants up to €25,000 to €100,000, and the major projects of €100,000 to €300,000 in terms of refurbishment? Will there be an element of that again this year?

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