Joe Carey (Clare, Fine Gael)
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239. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if the payment of a sports capital grant (details supplied) will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41555/20]

Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department makes every effort to pay all Sports Capital grant drawdown requests as quickly as possible. The Department has continued to process payments throughout the year despite staff working from home as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In relation to the grant referred to by the Deputy, while the required documentation has been submitted for grant payment, an issue arose in relation to the bank account details provided for the drawdown request which were different from those originally registered by the club. Accordingly, my Department has been in contact with the club in question and, once all outstanding matters have been resolved, every effort will be made to make the payment as quickly as possible.