Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North-West, Fianna Fail)
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167. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the timeline for the implementation of sports capital grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34887/25]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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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 2023 round of the Community Sport Facilities Fund (CSFF), representing the largest-ever investment in sports facilities in communities across Ireland.

Provisional allocations to equipment only projects were announced on 16 May 2024 and applicants were advised that they should demonstrate a substantial amount of progress on their project to facilitate the drawdown of the grant by the end of June 2025.

Provisional allocations to capital projects were announced on 10 October 2024 and applicants were advised that they should demonstrate a substantial amount of progress on the project to facilitate the drawdown of the grant by 27 September 2026.

Following the announcement of the provisional allocations, applicants must apply to get the grant formally approved by the Department and upload all the required documentation before payments can be processed.

In line with previous rounds of the programme, a review of the current funding round will be undertaken, and that review will inform the timing of the next round of the CSFF. However, I would anticipate that the next round should be announced in 2026.