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

I wish to ask a short supplementary question. I welcome the funding, which is a phenomenal amount of money. When we all started here the overall allocation was under €100 million. According to the Minister of State, it is now at least €250 million. By the sounds of it, there is scope for further increases, which would be even more welcome. From what the Minister of State said, many clubs and organisations come looking for additional funding for their members – they are right to do that – but yesterday's announcement lays down a challenge to them to get their act together in some cases and get their clubs organised and focused on making good applications.

I note the Minister of State's comment that the process is always reviewed after each round of grant allocations. I ask him to bear one point in mind. I refer to clubs having to provide receipts and then to claim the money back. I help groups with applications for community centres and a portion of the funding is paid upfront. Could something like that be considered for the sports capital programme in the future?

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