Barry Heneghan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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365. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total funding provided to community and voluntary organisations in Dublin Bay north in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66507/25]

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is committed to supporting thriving communities across the country through a range of funding initiatives. Details of the thousands of funding approvals made by my Department each year across the country are available on my Department’s website, in tabular form at the following link: (www.gov.ie/en/department-of-rural-and-community-development-and-the-gaeltacht/collections/funding-allocated-by-the-department/).

While my Department does not record funding allocations on an individual constituency basis, Dublin City and County was allocated approximately €43 million in funding for 2024 and in the region of a further €43 million to date in 2025. This is across both current and capital programmes operated by my Department.

The Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) is delivered across Dublin Bay North through a number of local development companies, and information on that funding is available at the following link SICAP Funding Allocations (www.gov.ie/en/department-of-rural-and-community-development-and-the-gaeltacht/collections/sicap-funding-allocations/#2025). Funding for organisations within the Community Services Programme is also available on my Departments website, along with other supports such as the Community Recognition Fund (CRF) and the Community Centre Investment Fund (CCIF) which has supported community groups right across the country over the last few years.

Finally, I would note that the Local Enhancement Programme (LEP) is particularly important for community and voluntary groups at local level, providing small capital grants to community and voluntary groups for the improvement of their facilities and/or the purchase of equipment. Again full details are available on my Departments website, but some examples of funding provided to community and voluntary groups in Dublin Bay North under LEP 2025 include €12,685.35 for St Pauls Artane FC to improve their clubhouse; €25,000 for St Pauls Youth Club to rewire their facility, and; €25,000 for Raheny GAA club to replace their heating system.

I encourage all such groups to continue to make use of the many opportunities for funding across my Department, which help to support there important work in communities throughout the country.