Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 September 2020
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Sports Funding
96. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht the amount of financial aid allocated to an association (details supplied) specifically to support community-based boxing clubs with issues arising from the Covid-19 pandemic. [24503/20]
View answerA funding package of up to €70 million was announced on 19th June to support the sport sector, which has been significantly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The funding package will be administered by Sport Ireland, which is the statutory body with responsibility for the development of sport. This funding package includes;
- Funding of up to €40m for the three main field sports organisations – the FAI, the GAA and the IRFU.
- a Resilience Fund of up to €10m to support the National Governing Bodies of Sport,
- a Sports Club Resilience Fund of up to €15m to support clubs, and
- a Sports Restart and Renewal Fund of up to €5m.
The funding will be administered by Sport Ireland and will be invested through new grant schemes with Sport Ireland’s recognised funding partners, i.e. National Governing Bodies of Sport, Local Sports Partnerships and other funded sporting organisations.
The closing date for applications to be submitted to Sport Ireland from funded organisations was Monday 14 September. It is anticipated that an announcement of funding allocations will be made by Sport Ireland in October, dependent on the level of applications received.
Sport Ireland will engage directly with the organisation mentioned by the Deputy in respect of grant funding for the organisation and its affiliated clubs under these grant funding schemes.
