256. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to consider creating a school's stream within the sports capital grant, in which schools can individually apply for sports capital funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59621/25]
Topics / Sports Funding
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSports Funding
405 questions from 100 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
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364 written, 41 oral
100
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Independents counted together
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| January 2025 | 7 |
| February 2025 | 18 |
| March 2025 | 14 |
| April 2025 | 18 |
| May 2025 | 21 |
| June 2025 | 19 |
| July 2025 | 28 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 24 |
| October 2025 | 27 |
| November 2025 | 32 |
| December 2025 | 5 |
| January 2026 | 31 |
| February 2026 | 18 |
| March 2026 | 35 |
| April 2026 | 17 |
| May 2026 | 26 |
| June 2026 | 28 |
| July 2026 | 6 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 10 |
| October 2026 | 21 |
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945. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if a leisure centre (details supplied) which received moneys to progress detailed design in the 2024 round of LSSIF funding will be eligible for consideration for funding from the increase in LSSIF announced as part of budget 2026. [58419/25]
951. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the means by which the Government will ensure sustained and increased investment in Gaelic games infrastructure, particularly in rural and underserved communities, to maximise their social and economic impact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58545/25]
956. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for a breakdown of funding provided to sport by scheme (details supplied) in each of the past five years, by women’s and men’s sport, and by sport type, in tabular form. [58657/25]
74. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will make it a condition for State funding for sporting national governing bodies that there should be an athlete in that sport nominated to the board of those NGBs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57531/25]
248. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when funding will be announced for the next round of the Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund, as announced in Budget 2026; and if those applications which were unsuccessful in the last round will be prioritised. [56465/25]
543. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the timeframe to provide funding to rebuild a facility (details supplied); if he is aware of the serious impact on the community of 40,000 people living in Inishowen, from the closure of this key community amenity for over a decade. [54978/25]
554. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the details of all funding and grant opportunities available to girls school age sports teams; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55429/25]
243. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for a list of all approved individual sports capital grants, noting the total amount granted and the total amount drawn down for each individual group, in 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [53253/25]
247. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the details of payments of sports capital grants to Dublin in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53468/25]
248. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount of funding that Sport Ireland provided to organisations in Dublin over the past three years, in tabular form. [53469/25]
249. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if Sport Ireland is considering increasing the grants to athletes under the international carding scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53470/25]
250. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his plans to continue the large-scale sports infrastructure fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53471/25]
251. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the details of the capital funding programmes or grants which his Department or any body for which he has responsibility, for which sporting organisations are eligible to apply for; the details of any funding programme or grant that is currently open or the date when a subsequent prospective funding programme or grant is scheduled to be …
252. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his plans to increase funding for high-performance coaching; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53474/25]
263. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on a project (details supplied) as of October 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53770/25]
7. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to set out the level of funding allocated to League of Ireland clubs for academies; if this funding will be increased in budget 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52515/25]
29. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on the work being done to assess the project delivery under the first two rounds of the LSSIF 2018 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52398/25]
30. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the plans to reopen the large-scale sport infrastructure fund; and if he will ensure that the criteria will allow for local authorities to secure funding for public swimming pools in towns such as Carrickmacross, County Monaghan. [52396/25]
31. Deputy John Clendennen asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount of funding that Sport Ireland provided to organisations in Offaly over the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52243/25]
38. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if consideration will be given to the Federation of Sport pre-budget submission request for a 10% compound increase in sport funding for the national governing bodies, local sports partnerships and other funded bodies over the next three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52198/25]
47. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the sports capital grant will be open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52017/25]
49. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if core funding for national governing bodies (NGB) of sport in Ireland and local sports partnerships (LSP) will be increased by ten percent for 2026, as per the pre-budget submission by an organisation (details supplied), if the Minister understands the urgency of this funding requirement to continue the work of NGBs and LSPs in faci…
53. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the timeframe for the large-scale sport infrastructure fund scheme to be opened in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52298/25]
55. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if core funding for national governing bodies of sport in Ireland (NGBs) and local sports partnerships (LSPs) will be increased by ten percent for each of the next three years, as per the pre-budget submission by an organisation (details supplied), if the Minister understands the urgency of this funding requirement to continue the wor…