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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Facilities (30 Sep 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The Programme for Government sets out an ambitious future for sport in Ireland where equality of access and opportunity is paramount to everything we do. The need to catalogue sports facilities to address shortages in areas that are currently underserved was first raised in the National Sports Policy 2018 – 2027 which recognised the importance of having an up-to-date database of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (30 Sep 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), benefitting over forty sports, as well as multi-sport facilities, throughout the country. This represents the largest-ever investment in sports facilities in communities across Ireland. In line with previous rounds of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (30 Sep 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Sport Ireland provided €5.6 million in 2024 in respect of the Government's support for intercounty Gaelic Games in addition to the annual investment in games development. This funding is payable to the GAA which, in collaboration with the LGFA, the Camogie Association and the Gaelic Players Association (GPA), is responsible for its distribution to teams and players along with its...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Heritage Projects (17 Sep 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Sport Ireland, which is funded by my Department, is the statutory body with responsibility for the development of sport. As part of its role relating to activities in the outdoors, Sport Ireland maintains the National Trails Register and promotes awareness and useage of recreational trails. I have accordingly referred the Deputy's question to Sport Ireland for direct reply. I would ask...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (17 Sep 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), benefitting over forty sports, as well as multi-sport facilities, throughout the country. This represents the largest-ever investment in sports facilities in communities across Ireland. In line with previous rounds of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Organisations (17 Sep 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The operation of the League of Ireland (LOI) is fundamentally a matter for the Football Association of Ireland (FAI), which, like all National Governing Bodies of sport (NGBs), is an independent, autonomous body and as such, is responsible for the organisation and development of its own sport, including the organisation of its games and leagues and the development of its facilities. ...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Facilities (17 Sep 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department operates two capital funding programmes for sport, namely the Community Sports Facilities Fund (the CSFF, formerly the Sports Capital and Equipment Fund) 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...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (17 Sep 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), benefitting over forty sports, as well as multi-sport facilities, throughout the country. This represents the largest-ever investment in sports facilities in communities across Ireland. In line with previous rounds of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (17 Sep 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 600, 601 and 603 together. Sport Ireland distributed €5.6 million in 2024 in respect of the Government Support for Inter County Gaelic Games in addition to the annual investment in Games Development. This funding is payable to the GAA which, in collaboration with the LGFA, Camogie Association and the Gaelic Players Association (GPA), is responsible...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (17 Sep 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The Community Sports Facilities Fund (CSFF), formerly 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. The Fund's objectives are to:Assist voluntary and community organisations, national governing bodies (NGBs) of sport, local authorities and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (17 Sep 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), benefitting over forty sports, as well as multi-sport facilities, throughout the country. This represents the largest-ever investment in sports facilities in communities across Ireland. In line with previous rounds of the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Horse Racing Industry (8 Sep 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The organisation referred to by the Deputy was provisionally allocated grant funding of €347,490 under the 2023 round of the Community Sport Facilities Fund. My Department has been in contact with the organisation and formal approval was granted for this funding on 20 August 2025.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Ministerial Communications (8 Sep 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Since Minister O’Donovan’s appointment as Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport and my appointment as Minister of State with responsibility for Sport and Postal Policy, we have met with many sporting organisations, including the GAA. The topic referred to by the Deputy has not been raised at any meetings with the GAA or other Gaelic games organisations.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Facilities (8 Sep 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Capital support for new swimming pools, and the refurbishment of existing pools, is provided by my Department through the Large-Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund, which to date has allocated €28.9 million to 9 swimming pool projects. No application for a swimming pool in Kildare town was made to the Department under LSSIF 2024. Ireland’s first National Swimming Strategy sets...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (8 Sep 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The Community Sport Facilities Fund (CSFF) 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.   Over a quarter of a billion euro was...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (8 Sep 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The organisation referred to by the Deputy was allocated €6,000 for equipment under the 2015 Sports Capital and Equipment Programme and €5,895 of this allocation was paid to the organisation in 2016. The organisation was also allocated €32,165 and €43,089, under the 2018 and 2020 rounds of the programme respectively, toward the replacement the Main Sports Hall...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (8 Sep 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The Community Sports Facilities Fund (CSFF), formerly 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.  Under the 2023 round of the Community Sport Facilities Fund €8,249,149 was allocated to 87 sporting projects in Westmeath while...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (8 Sep 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1078 and 1083 together. Sport Ireland is the authority tasked with the development of sport in Ireland including participation, high performance, anti-doping, coaching and the development of the Sport Ireland Campus. Sport Ireland distributes funding to the bodies referred to in the question, namely the GAA, Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA),...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (8 Sep 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The club referred to by the Deputy was successful in a number of applications under the Community Sport Facilities Fund, formerly the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme. The club was allocated €45,000 in 2017 and €26,333 in 2020. Both allocations are substantially drawn down and the amounts remaining are €2,250 and €1,317 for the 2017 and 2020 allocations...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Funding (8 Sep 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, in this case, to Basketball Ireland, the National Governing Body for basketball in Ireland.  Over the...