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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (7 Oct 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 Sport Facilities Fund (CSFF), representing the largest-ever investment in sports facilities in communities across Ireland. Details of these allocations are available on the Department's website: www.gov.ie/en/department-of-culture-communications-and-sport...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Post Office Network (7 Oct 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: An Post has statutory responsibility for the State’s postal service and the post office network. An Post is a commercial State company with a mandate to act commercially and, as such, day to day operational matters, including decisions in relation to the size, distribution, and future of the network, are matters for the Board and the management of the company directly. In...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Records (7 Oct 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Under the Telecommunications (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2025 (S.I. No. 237/2025), all relevant functions under the Postal and Telecommunications Services Act 1983 were transferred to me from the then-Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications. As part of the transfer of functions, officials in my Department have liaised with...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (7 Oct 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: A total of €25,169,771 was drawn down by successful applicants in Dublin in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025 under the Community Sports Facilities Fund (formerly the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme). Details of these and all CSFF payments made to clubs are available on the Department's website at: www.gov.ie/en/department-of-culture-communications-and-sport...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (7 Oct 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. It also has responsibility for the allocation of funding across its various programmes. I have referred the Deputy's question to Sport Ireland for direct reply in relation to this matter. I would ask the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (7 Oct 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. It also has responsibility for the allocation of funding across its various programmes, including the Sport Ireland International Carding Scheme. I have referred the Deputy's question to Sport Ireland for...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (7 Oct 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 then-Sports Capital & Equipment Programme, now known as the Community Sport Facilities Fund (CSFF). The...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (7 Oct 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). Sporting organisations can apply directly for CSFF; applications to the LSSIF must be made through either a NGB or Local Authority. Over a quarter of a billion euro was allocated to 3,048 community sports clubs and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (7 Oct 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. It also has responsibility for the allocation of funding across its various programmes, including the high performance programme. I have referred the Deputy's question to Sport Ireland for direct reply in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (7 Oct 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 (formerly the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme). Grants totalling...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Facilities (2 Oct 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The Community Sport Facilities Fund is the primary means of providing Government funding to sport and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. The Programme aims to foster an integrated and planned approach to the development of sports and physical recreation facilities and assists the purchase of non- personal sports equipment. The Fund...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (2 Oct 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Capital support for new swimming pools, and the refurbishment of existing pools, continues to be provided by my Department through the Large-Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF), which to date has allocated €28.9 million to 9 swimming pool projects. The LSSIF is aimed primarily at local authorities and National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGBs). The 2024 round of the LSSIF was...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (2 Oct 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. It also has responsibility for the allocation of funding across its various programmes. I have referred the Deputy's question to Sport Ireland for direct reply in relation to the matter mentioned by the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Facilities (2 Oct 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 Sports Capital and Equipment Programme which has since been renamed as the Community Sports Facilities Fund (CSFF). ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Facilities (2 Oct 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The Community Sport Facilities Fund (CSFF) is the primary means of providing Government funding to sport and community organisations at local, regional and national level throughout the country. The Fund aims to foster an integrated and planned approach to the development of sports and physical recreation facilities and assists the purchase of non- personal sports equipment. Among the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sport and Recreational Development (2 Oct 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 focuses its work on ensuring that Ireland is an active nation where people are encouraged to start, continue to participate,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Facilities (2 Oct 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Capital support for the design and construction of the Dalymount Park redevelopment is provided by my Department through the Large-Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). It is important to note that Dublin City Council is ultimately responsible for the delivery of the Dalymount Park project and the associated project timeline. In 2018, Dublin City Council made an application under the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sport and Recreational Development (2 Oct 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: This Government is committed to a "Sport for All" approach aimed at ensuring that all persons can partake equally in sport and physical activity, regardless of gender, age, social-economic status, disability, or membership of minority groups such as the LGBTI+ community, the Traveller community or other ethnic minorities. This commitment is reaffirmed in the Programme for Government. Last...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (2 Oct 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 38, 49, 55 and 71 together. 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 does not provide direct funding for clubs or individuals but...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Swimming Pools (2 Oct 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Capital support for new swimming pools, and the refurbishment of existing pools, continues to be provided by my Department through the Large-Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) which has allocated €28.9 million to 9 swimming pool projects to date. Under the second round of the LSSIF, grants totalling €173 million, benefiting 35 individual projects, were announced on 4...