1560. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the specific datasets, analytical methodologies, and weighting criteria used by his Department to inform geographic allocation decisions under recent rounds of the Community Sport Facilities Fund; and whether these methodologies are formally documented and subject to periodic review. [24671/26]
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1561. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department operates any formal oversight or audit mechanism to assess regional equity in the distribution of Community Sport Facilities Fund allocations; and if so, to outline the findings of any such assessments since 2020. [24672/26]
1562. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether he will commit to publishing draft guidelines for future rounds of the Community Sport Facilities Fund in advance of opening dates; and whether any internal timeline or policy change is currently under consideration in this regard. [24673/26]
1563. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether his Department has undertaken any assessment of the adequacy of current grant thresholds for large-scale urban sports infrastructure projects in cities such as Cork; and whether consideration is being given to alternative funding models to address such needs. [24674/26]
143. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the projected overall budget envelope for the 2026 round of the Community Sport Facilities Fund and whether this will exceed the €277.9 million allocated under the 2023 round. [22544/26]
549. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the precise opening date in February 2026 for the next round of the Community Sport Facilities Fund; whether the scheme guidelines have been finalised; and if he will publish the final guidelines in advance of the scheme opening. [16716/26]
550. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport what objective criteria will be used in the February 2026 round of the Community Sport Facilities Fund to identify “under-invested” areas and sports; whether a county-by-county capital allocation analysis from previous rounds informed this targeting; and if he will publish that assessment. [16717/26]
551. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the maximum grant thresholds that will apply in the February 2026 round of the Community Sport Facilities Fund for local, regional and equipment-only applications; whether match funding requirements will differ from the 2023 round; and whether any reduced match requirement will apply to smaller or rural clubs. [16718/26]
552. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide a county-by-county breakdown of approvals under the 2023 round of the Community Sport Facilities Fund, including total funding approved, number of successful applications, total applications received, and the average grant awarded per county, in tabular form. [16719/26]
137. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of athletes supported under each tier of the international carding scheme in each year from 2016 to 2025 inclusive; the average duration of support per athlete; and the total annual expenditure under the scheme in each year. [15639/26]