480. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the funding allocated for local sports partnerships, for the years 2020 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37471/25]
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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482. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the funding allocated to the Euro 2028 advance legacy fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37473/25]
489. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the reasons preventing organisations combining Leader and Sports Capital Programme on a single project, notwithstanding there can be different phases and stages in projects and separate funding might be required for each of these stages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37726/25]
120. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the details of the next round of the sports capital grant fund will be announced; the amount of funding expected to be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36302/25]
133. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the amount of funding provided to the Irish Martial Arts Commission and Kickboxing Ireland by the State in each of the years 2021 to 2024, in tabular form. [36596/25]
134. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport If he will provide an overview of the support provided to international competitors on behalf of the Irish Martial Arts Commission and Kickboxing Ireland by the State in each of the years 2021 to 2024. [36597/25]
426. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if sports capital grant approval to allow an organisation (details supplied) to award the tender and start works will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35933/25]
427. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update on an issue relating to a sports capital grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35934/25]
130. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the total budget and allocations for elite sport athletes; his plans to enhance that amount in the lead up to the next Olympic Games; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34959/25]
143. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the details for the next round of the community sports facilities fund will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34627/25]
145. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if additional funding will be made available to clubs and organisations successful on their sports capital funding applications with rising costs of construction works, meaning lower value in the funding approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34891/25]
150. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the next phase of the large-scale infrastructure fund will be open for applications. [34631/25]
154. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number and details of capital projects affected due to the €11.5 million underspend in 2023 of the large-scale sport infrastructure fund, with only 21% of its original approved capital funding being spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34915/25]
158. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will report on the operation of the large-scale sports infrastructure fund. [34925/25]
167. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the timeline for the implementation of sports capital grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34887/25]
175. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport for an update for organisations on the large scale sport infrastructure fund reserve list. [34639/25]
179. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department is examining ways to improve accessibility and fairness in the application process for the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme, particularly to support community groups and clubs in areas of higher deprivation that may lack the administrative capacity or resources of organisations in more affluent areas; if his Depa…
181. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 122 of 28 May 2025, the timeframe for the publication of the large-scale sports infrastructure fund reserve list for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34636/25]
182. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if there is funding available for disability inclusion in sport at grassroots level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34638/25]
183. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his Department’s plan to increase funding for the next round of the community sports facilities fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34987/25]
188. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the steps his Department is taking to resource community sports clubs, particularly regarding the provision of playing grounds and community multi-code sports pitches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34942/25]
467. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will inform a club (details supplied) formally of the outcome of its appeal; if successful, the way in which the funds can be drawn down; if unsuccessful, the reasons and the way the club can bridge the funding gap needed for its project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33737/25]
468. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide a list of all sports governing bodies formally registered by his Department; to outline which Governing bodies are responsible for sports in the Olympics or Paralympics; if he will set out the exchequer funding made available for each of these bodies on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33764/25]
478. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport how organisations in Ireland south can access the Creative Europe culture strand funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34334/25]
473. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if the next Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund will allow for site purchase and the planning for essential swimming pool infrastructure in towns where a swimming pool does not already exist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31873/25]