Imelda Munster (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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1264. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocated to the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund in each of the years 2019 to 2023; and the projects planned to be undertaken in this time. [15515/18]

Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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Up to now, the Sports Capital Programme (SCP) has been the primary means of providing Government support to sports clubs and organisations for sports capital works. In relation to future investment, the recently published National Development Plan (NDP) contains a commitment to establish a new “Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund” (LSSIF) with at least €100m available over the coming years. 

The annual amounts provided for the fund will be decided as part of each Estimates process and the capacity of chosen projects to draw down funding will be relevant in this regard. The NDP also commits to a full mid-term review of the Plan in 2022, to allow the Government to take stock of progress in terms of delivery of the planned projects and programmes, and to allow Government to review and confirm its investment priorities. The review will be carried out in order to prepare and publish a new updated 10-year plan for public capital investment in 2023, covering the period 2023 to 2032.

My officials will draft the terms and conditions of the new LSSIF over the coming months. The Fund will be for larger projects where the proposed Government contribution would exceed the amount currently available for individual larger projects under the SCP. All projects funded under the scheme will be subject to the Public Spending Code and State Aid requirements. In terms of calls for proposals, it is envisaged that the views of the National Governing Bodies of Sport and local authorities would be sought regarding the prioritisation of projects for possible inclusion. In advance of the call for proposals, it is not possible to say which specific projects will be funded.