Paul McAuliffe (Dublin North-West, Fianna Fail)
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189. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment for an update on investment commitments for the upgrading of Dalymount Stadium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34886/25]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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A provisional grant of €918,750 was announced in January 2020 towards the overall design cost for the redevelopment of Dalymount Park under the first round of the Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF). This "stream 1" funding was for design costs only and, to date my Department has paid Dublin City Council Council €353,226 towards the design element of the project.

Under the 2024 LSSIF round, Dublin City Council successfully applied for funding to renovate the Dalymount Park stadium. This project will provide an entirely new UEFA Category 3 stadium and football pitch. The existing stadium will be demolished to create a brand new four-sided enclosed stadium and a re-orientated pitch on the north/south axis. A LSSIF grant of €24,700,000 has been provisionally awarded for this project.

As the Deputy is aware, all new public investment proposals must comply with the Infrastructure Guidelines published by the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform. My officials are currently carrying out assessment work required by the Infrastructure Guidelines and will continue to engage with the Dublin City Council project managers who are ultimately responsible for the delivery of the Dalymount Stadium project and the associated project timeline.

I look forward to seeing construction commencing on this project which will deliver both sporting infrastructure and urban revitalisation benefits for the communities of Phibsborough and beyond.

Under the second round of the LSSIF, grants totalling €173 million, benefiting 35 individual projects, were announced on 4 November 2024. The cumulative investment allocation from the LSSIF since 2020 now stands at €297 million.