Written answers
Tuesday, 22 October 2024
Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Sports Funding
Jim O'Callaghan (Dublin Bay South, Fianna Fail)
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398. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht for a breakdown of the funding provided to Sport Ireland in 2016 to 2024 inclusive, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42532/24]
Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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The funding provided to Sport Ireland for the period 2016 to 2024 is set out in the table below.
The Budget 2025 funding being provided to Sport Ireland amounts to €115.16 million (€103.6m current, €11.6m capital). This substantial allocation will provide sustained funding for the National Governing Bodies of Sport and our Local Sports Partnerships, in addition to supporting high performance sport and the continued delivery of the National Sports Policy 2018-2027.
Funding allocated to Sport Ireland from 2016 to 2024:
| D5 Subhead - Allocation (million) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Current | Capital | Total |
| 2016 | 47.3 | 24.9 | 72.2 |
| 2017 | 49.8 | 2.9 | 52.7 |
| 2018 | 51.6 | 6.7 | 58.3 |
| 2019 | 57.3 | 4.9 | 62.2 |
| 2020 | 65.6 | 2.9 | 68.5 |
| 2021 | 91.9 | 12.6 | 104.5 |
| 2022 | 96.2 | 9.6 | 105.8 |
| 2023 | 89.7 | 9.6 | 99.3 |
| 2024 | 99.2 | 9.6 | 108.8 |
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