19. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the steps that Monaghan County Council should take to secure funding for a swimming pool in Carrickmacross. [64392/25]
Topics / Sports Funding
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsSports Funding
405 questions from 100 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
405
questions
364 written, 41 oral
100
TDs have asked
10
parties and groups
Independents counted together
6
departments asked
Questions per month
The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.
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| Month | Questions |
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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 |
Who asks, by party
The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
The TDs who asked most
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The questions
21. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will take measures to make his Department’s sports capital funding schemes more accessible and more suited to the needs of clubs. [64347/25]
25. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of sports capital grants and LSSIF projects that have been drawn down to date; the number of projects still waiting to drawdown the funding; if his Department has a tracking system in place to follow drawdowns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63258/25]
29. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if there are plans to increase funding for high performance coaching; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64558/25]
35. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the details of payments of sports capital grants to Kildare in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64557/25]
36. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the timeline for the next round of the Community Sport Facilities Fund; if the review for the previous round is completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64585/25]
40. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the timeframe for Sports Capital Grant applications to open in 2026; the preparations required by clubs before the announcement of the next round; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64368/25]
43. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if his Department has received a further update from an organisation (details supplied) regarding a new location for a centre of excellence in Cork; when his Department expects to receive a business case from the organisation outlining the revised location, scope and partnership arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the …
44. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when details of the next community sports facilities fund will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64199/25]
46. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to provide an update on when the next round of funding will be made available under the LSSIF and sports capital grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63388/25]
47. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will consider expanding his Department’s sports capital funding schemes to enable clubs to purchase land for development of playing facilities. [64346/25]
49. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if funding streams are available for large-scale community sports facilities for towns such as Arklow, which has a growing population of over 16,000 people and requires significant investment in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64358/25]
51. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the timeline of the next round of sports capital grants; the funding expected to be made available in the next round of grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64621/25]
53. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide an update on funding opportunities to support youth sports clubs and facilities in Cork northwest, particularly in smaller communities where volunteers are struggling to maintain local pitches, halls, and equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63983/25]
71. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he is aware that darts players cannot access funding through Sports Ireland. [63077/25]
479. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the sports capital and equipment programme and large-scale sport infrastructure fund will open for new applications for much-needed funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64399/25]
482. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will provide an update on investment in local sports facilities and community clubs across rural Ireland; whether the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme will be expanded or restructured to prioritise underfunded areas such as east Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64648/25]
153. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the number of sports capital grants awarded to clubs in Kildare north in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64194/25]
296. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport whether sports complexes operated under the Department of Education can apply for Sporting Ireland Capital Grants. [62625/25]
298. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when it is anticipated that the Sports Capital Grant 2026 will open for applications. [62685/25]
571. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the steps being taken to have darts recognised by the Irish Federation of Sport as a sport in its own right; if consideration will be given to granting official recognition to darts so that local clubs and organisations may become eligible to apply for Sports Partnership and other forms of State funding; and if he will make a state…
573. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when the next round of the Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61606/25]
251. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport to review the decision that led to an organisation's official recognition as a sporting body to be withdrawn (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60584/25]
252. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport if he will reinstate Sport Ireland funding to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60585/25]
253. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his plans to ensure equal female representation on Sport Ireland funded organisations. [60586/25]