Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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224. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if organisations that applied for stream 1 funding under the large scale sports infrastructure fund remain eligible for stream 2 funding even if their stream 2 funding applications were not submitted before the initial closing date of 17 April 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27290/21]

Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The National Sports Policy published in 2018 provided for the establishment of a Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). The National Development Plan provided a capital allocation of at least €100m over the period to 2027 for the Fund. The aim of the fund is to provide exchequer support for larger sports facility projects with at least €100m being made available over the period to 2027. The first call for proposals opened for applications on 19^thNovember 2018 and closed on 17^thApril 2019.

Approximately €86.4m of this allocation has already been awarded to 33 proposals and the priority in the short term is on advancing these projects. While it is not proposed to open the LSSIF for new applications at present, my Department is undertaking a review of the LSSIF which is expected to be complete in the coming months. This review will consider, inter alia, progress on all existing grants and whether any additional grants should be awarded including to previously unsuccessful applications. The timing of any new call for proposals will also be considered. Any new allocations or a new call for proposals, whether Stream 1 or 2, will be dependent on receiving additional funding for the LSSIF following the completion of the review of the National Development Plan.

Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance)
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225. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the proposed funding model for the Dalymount Park project which includes 15 million from the large scale sports infrastructure fund; if a stream 2 application has been submitted for this amount; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27291/21]

Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The funding model for the construction of Dalymount Park is a matter for Dublin City Council in the first instance. In relation to my Department’s involvement with the project, the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) was launched in 2018 to provide Exchequer support for larger sports facility projects with at least €100m being made available over the period to 2027. Applications were invited under two streams. Stream 1 concerned assistance in the development of detailed plans and analysis for a proposed project. Stream 2related to assistance for the construction or delivery of a project. Approximately €86.4m of the €100m allocation has already been awarded to 33 proposals,

Dublin City Council made an application, under Stream 1, for a grant towards the design work associated with the redevelopment of Dalymount Park and the allocations announced in January 2020 included a provisional Stream 1 grant of €918,750. Following a process of due diligence, the grant of €918,750 has subsequently been formally awarded to Dublin City Council.

While it is not proposed to open the LSSIF for new applications at present, my Department is undertaking a review of the LSSIF which is expected to be complete in the coming months. This review will consider, inter alia, progress on all existing grants and whether any additional grants should be awarded including to previously unsuccessful applications. The timing of any new call for proposals will also be considered. Any new allocations or a new call for proposals, whether Stream 1 or 2, will be dependent on receiving additional funding for the LSSIF following the completion of the review of the National Development Plan.