Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Deputy Andrews makes a very fair point. As he has said, investment in football creates a football industry and has a wider benefit for young people. I am very proud of some of the decisions we have made around serious investment in sports facilities. We will have the largest ever sports capital grants, €250 million, in September or October. There is also some large-scale capital funding coming. I am very happy to take from Deputy Andrews the information that was given at that briefing. I can ask the Minister of State with responsibility for sport to come back directly to the Deputy.

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