Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 July 2022
215. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the number of applications to the Large-Scale Infrastructure Fund since it first opened; and the number of successful and unsuccessful applications, respectively. [38166/22]
View answer216. Deputy Imelda Munster asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if she will provide a list of successful applicants under the Large-Scale Infrastructure Fund in each of the years that the programme was active. [38167/22]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 215 and 216 together.
The Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) was launched in 2018 to provide Exchequer support for larger sports facility projects, including swimming pools, with at least €100 million being made available over the period to 2027.
The first allocations under the LSSIF were announced in January 2020 and thus far, approximately €86.4 million has been awarded to 33 different proposals. Full details of the LSSIF including all allocations and applications can be found at www.gov.ie/en/service/4113b3-large-scale-sport-infrastructure-fund-lssif/.
While the priority in the short term is to advance all of the projects that were allocated funding, as it is now over two years since the first allocations were made, it was considered timely to review progress on all projects allocated grants. My Department has now met with all successful grantees and work is at an advanced stage in finalising the review.
Once the review is complete the scope for awarding any additional grants, adjusting the level of existing grants and the timing of any new call for proposals will be considered.
