Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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268. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the criteria and methodology for determining the allocations for the local sports partnership small grant scheme five, the resumption of sport and physical activity under the Covid-19 investment fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3258/22]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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269. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the criteria and methodology for determining the allocations for the local sports partnership grassroots sport support scheme five, the resumption of sport and physical activity under the Covid-19 investment fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3259/22]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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270. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the criteria and methodology for determining the allocations for the local sports partnership under the Covid-19 investment fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3260/22]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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271. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the criteria and methodology behind the allocations given under scheme two, National Governing Body Resilience Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3261/22]

Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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272. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason for the proportional disparity of funding between counties (details supplied) cumulatively across the three schemes, local sports partnership small grant, local sports partnership grassroots sport support and local sports partnerships; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3262/22]

Catherine Martin (Dublin Rathdown, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 268, 269, 270, 271 and 272 together.

On 13 December, Minister Martin and I announced the allocation of almost €80m for the sport sector under two separate support programmes. This includes €73.6m in Covid-19 funding under five separate streams to help sports organisations to recover and grow post-pandemic, support our grassroots networks of clubs and local sports partnerships, and ensure that people of all ages and abilities return to sport and physical activity.

The funding was administered by Sport Ireland and invested through grant schemes with Sport Ireland’s recognised funding partners, including the National Governing Bodies of Sport, Local Sports Partnerships and other funded sporting organisations.

The funding criteria for each of the grant schemes was established by Sport Ireland and the funding guidelines were issued by Sport Ireland directly to National Governing Bodies and Local Sports Partnerships.

As the criteria for funding and the allocation of funding under each of the schemes is a matter for Sport Ireland, I have referred the Deputy's questions to Sport Ireland for direct reply. I would ask the Deputy to inform my office if a reply is not received within 10 working days.