Written answers

Wednesday, 28 April 2021

Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht

Sports Facilities

Photo of Paul MurphyPaul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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124. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will contact Dublin City Council to convey her support for a Council-owned community sports facility (details supplied) to be kept as a public facility for the use and the sporting needs of local communities and not sold by the Council to private developers. [21875/21]

Photo of Jack ChambersJack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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Any possible sale of the site referred to by the Deputy is a matter for Dublin City Council in the first instance.

My Department provides grant assistance for sporting facilities through the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP) and the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). The Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) was launched in 2018 to provide Exchequer support for larger sports facility projects.  Approximately €86.4m has been allocated to 33 projects to date including an allocation of €918,750 to Dublin City Council towards the overall design cost for the redevelopment of Dalymount Park. It is planned that the new stadium at Dalymount will be a home for both Bohemians FC and Shelbourne FC.

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