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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sports Facilities (8 May 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Deputy Ó Muirí for his representations and support for the club. The challenge at a national level is the number of asks. If we look at the large scale infrastructure fund most recently, we can see that there were 96 applications nationally and, of these, 35 projects were successful. This meant that €173 million in total was allocated out of an ask in terms of the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Sports Facilities (8 May 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Deputy Heneghan for raising this matter and I know that Raheny Shamrocks is a club to which the Deputy is very committed. His question today relates to the potential for a visit from me to the clubhouse, which is something that both Deputies Heneghan and Brabazon have raised with me. I received an invitation from Deputy Brabazon previously and I responded to the effect that I will...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (8 May 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) was established under the National Sports Policy, published on 25 July 2018, to provide Exchequer support for larger sports facility projects, typically those requiring investments greater than the maximum available under the Community Sports Facility Fund (CSFF). The cumulative investment from the LSSIF since 2020 is €297 million,...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (8 May 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Sport Ireland, which is funded by my Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for the development of sport, including the allocation of funding under its various programmes. It also has responsibility for the development of strategies for increasing participation in sport, including participation by women and girls. Sport Ireland does not directly commission media or...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (8 May 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: On 4 November 2024, funding allocations under the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) were announced. The total amount of grants awarded under this second round was €173 million, benefiting 35 individual projects. With this announcement, the cumulative investment from the LSSIF since the first round in 2020 now totals €297 million. Last year the LSSIF received an...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (8 May 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: A provisional grant of €918,750 was announced in January 2020 towards the overall design cost for the redevelopment of Dalymount Park under Stream 1 of the Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). This Stream 1 funding was for design costs only and, to date the Department has paid Dublin City Council €353,226 towards the design element of the project. Under the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (8 May 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Over €75 million in State funding has been allocated to the FAI between 2019 and 2024, including €30.2 million specifically to support football development and aimed at promoting participation in football by young people, with the balance in funding comprising Covid-specific and energy supports to the FAI and the wider football sector. In particular, considerable financial...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Swimming Pools (8 May 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Ireland’s first National Swimming Strategy was published in August 2024 and it sets out a vision to provide everyone in our country with an opportunity to swim. The working group tasked with developing the Strategy consisted of representatives from my Department, Swim Ireland, Sport Ireland, Active Disability Ireland, Ireland Active and the local authorities. The resultant Strategy...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (8 May 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department operates two capital funding programmes for sport, namely the Community Sports Facilities Fund (CSFF) and the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). Over a quarter of a billion euro was allocated to 3,048 community sports clubs and facilities in 2024 from the 2023 round of the CSFF, representing the largest-ever investment in sports facilities in communities across...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: An Ghaeltacht (8 May 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Ó thaobh cúrsaí tithíochta tá cuspóir uaillmhianach ag an Rialtas seo 300,000 teach a thógáil roimh dheireadh 2030. Rachaidh an cuspóir seo chun tairbhe gach cearn den tír, an Ghaeltacht san áireamh. Tá cainteanna ar siúl idir an Roinn Tithíochta agus oifigigh sa Rannán Gaeltachta maidir le pleanáil i...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (8 May 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The Large-Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) was established under the National Sports Policy, published on 25 July 2018, to provide exchequer support for larger sports facility projects, typically those requiring investments greater than the maximum available under the Community Sport Facilities Fund. The total investment in the LSSIF Fund currently stands at €297 million, with...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sport and Recreational Development (8 May 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Sport and physical activity are hugely important to our collective well-being and health, so it is in our national interest to promote increased participation in sport and activity at all levels, locally and nationally. Availability and ease of access to sports facilities, whether in a club setting, on public lands or in other amenity areas, is a key factor in drawing more people to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (8 May 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department operates two capital funding programmes for sport, namely the Community Sports Facilities Fund (CSFF) and the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). Over a quarter of a billion euro was allocated to 3,048 community sports clubs and facilities in 2024 from the 2023 round of the CSFF, representing the largest-ever investment in sports facilities in communities across...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (8 May 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Over a quarter of a billion euro was allocated to 3,048 community sports clubs and facilities in 2024 from the 2023 round of the Community Sports Facilities Fund, the CSFF, representing the largest-ever investment in sports facilities in communities across Ireland. Dublin City Council was allocated €200,000 under the 2015 round of the CSFF (then know as the Sports Capital and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Events (8 May 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Major international sporting events can play a key role in increasing sporting participation, boosting domestic and international tourism and promoting Ireland as a destination for education and business opportunities. They present a wonderful opportunity to showcase the island of Ireland and our world-class tourism and sports offering to Europe and the world. The Government remains...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 May 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Deputy for raising this. There has been great progress in participation, and equal participation, by women in all sports. Our national governing bodies have made massive strides in that regard and that has been matched by the Government in relation to funding. I am very aware of the issue. It is very important that players engage with the Camogie Association. I have had...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (7 May 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The Community Sports Facilities Fund (CSFF), previously the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme is the primary vehicle for Government support for the development of sports and recreation facilities and the purchase of non-personal sports equipment throughout the country. The Programme for Government commits to continuing the CSFF and to prioritising investment in disadvantaged areas. In...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (7 May 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Sport Ireland, which is funded by my Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for the development of sport, increasing participation at all levels and raising standards, including the allocation of funding across its various programmes. Sport Ireland channels the funding through the relevant National Governing Body of sport (NGB). There is no mechanism by which Sport Ireland can...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Funding (7 May 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department operates two capital funding programmes for sport, namely the Community Sports Facilities Fund (CSFF) and the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). Over a quarter of a billion euro was allocated to 3,048 community sports clubs and facilities in 2024 from the 2023 round of the CSFF, representing the largest-ever investment in sports facilities in communities across...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: An Ghaeltacht (7 May 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Mar is eol don Aire, is dúshlán náisiúnta í seo atá níos leithne ná an Ghaeltacht féin ar ndóigh agus tá an Rialtas an-ghníomhach sa réimse seo. Ar an 15 Aibreán 2025, cheadaigh an Rialtas an scéim ghinearálta don Bhille um Ligean Gearrthéarmach agus Turasóireacht. Soláthróidh an Bille seo an...