Sports Funding
Dail Éireann — 2021-11-11
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Jack Chambers (FF), Dublin West

I acknowledge the high number of applications from County Cork, as the Deputy outlined, and accept the point about increasing construction costs. In the case of many existing grantees, there is a gap between their capital allocation and the impact of increasing constructions costs. As for what we can do now for existing applications and those who will receive a grant, we must maximise the allocation in order that the funding gap for clubs will be as low as possible. That will be dictated by the quality of the application and whether the club in question is above the threshold of €150,000 for local or €300,000 for regional applications. The Minister and I are trying to maximise the allocation for sports capital this year in order that as many clubs as possible, in the Deputy's county and throughout the country, can fulfil their ambition.

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Sitting date: 2021-11-11