Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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246. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the percentage of State funding for sporting activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18215/19]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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The total budget allocated for sport in my Department's Vote is set out in the Revised Estimates for 2019.

The total allocation for my Department in 2019 is €2.343 billion. The total amount allocated under Programme D - Sports and Recreation Services is - €125.362 million, which is made up of €63.874 million in current funding and €61.488 million in capital funding. The 2019 budget for sport represents 5% of my Department's total allocation. This is an increase of €11 million on the budget for 2018.