Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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939. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if provision has been made within the National Development Plan or any capital allocation framework for the renewal or redevelopment of community sports facilities established under 1970s-era Department of Education partnerships, including Mayfield Sports Complex in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60147/25]

Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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968. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if she will consider providing emergency maintenance or capital funding for Mayfield Sports Complex, Cork City, under the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme or other departmental schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60143/25]

Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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969. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if her Department will assess Mayfield Sports Complex for inclusion in the next Sports Capital and Equipment Programme in view of its role in delivering swimming, athletics, and martial arts training to schools and community users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60144/25]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 939, 968 and 969 together.

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.

Among the objectives of the CSFF is to assist voluntary and community organisations, national governing bodies (NGBs) of sport, local authorities and Education and Training Boards and schools to develop high quality, accessible, safe, well-designed, sustainable facilities in appropriate locations and to provide appropriate equipment to help maximise participation in sport and physical recreation.

Mayfield Sports Complex registered with the Department's Sports Capital Programme system in 2014 but has not made any applications for funding. As a registered club, it will receive notification when the next round of funding is open for applications.

In line with previous rounds of the programme, a review of the current funding round is being 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.