Brian Brennan (Wicklow-Wexford, Fine Gael)
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86. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason a grant application by a club (details supplied) was not successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14237/25]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF), which was established on foot of the National Sports Policy 2018 - 2027, provides funding for large sports facility projects requiring investment beyond the scope of the funding limits under the Community Sport Facilities Fund (formerly the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme). The total investment under the LSSIF since 2020 amounts to €297 million, with 68 projects receiving funding allocations including nine swimming pool projects. The second round of the LSSIF, which commenced in April 2024, received an unprecedented demand for funding, amounting to €665 million from 96 submissions. On 4 November 2024, grants amounting to €173 million were announced, benefiting 35 individual projects.

Due to the significant demand, a range of applications did not receive an LSSIF allocation including the project which the Deputy has queried. The Department is currently assessing and preparing a LSSIF reserve list and, until that process has concluded, the Department will not be in a position to provide for feedback on individual projects. All remaining valid applications will be assessed and placed in a prioritised order on this reserve list and, should additional LSSIF funding become available, projects on the reserve list may then be funded.

John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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87. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when funding will be paid out to organisations who were successful under the sports capital grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14343/25]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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Over a quarter of a billion euro was allocated to 3,048 community sports clubs and facilities in 2024 from the Community Sport Facilities Fund (CSFF), formerly the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP), representing the largest-ever investment in sports facilities in communities across Ireland. To date over 890 of the allocations made in 2024 have progressed to formal approval stage or have drawn down funding.

All grants under the CSFF are provisional and grantees must get formal approval before they a grant can be drawn down. An email issued to all grantees advising how to obtain formal grant approval grant and providing contact details in the event that they require further assistance from the Department.