Departmental Funding
Dail Éireann — 2022-02-17
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Richard O'Donoghue (IND), Limerick County

I welcome all the funding provided for rural projects. Another big issue that was highlighted over the pandemic concerns community fields. While there are many GAA grounds and fields in different areas, many communities also have community fields. In respect of the way sports are organised, sometimes camogie clubs cannot access the local GAA fields. The community fields can be used as running tracks, for athletics clubs, camogie and community projects. Can the funding that the Minister of State has referred to be made available for people who want to invest in a community field that can be used for all sports and activities that are taking place within the community? Can organisations apply for funding for the provision of community fields, and not just on the basis that they have to be trying to access one of the GAA fields, which are not usually available?

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Sitting date: 2022-02-17