Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 11 September 2023
798. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if the large scale sports infrastructure grant scheme will open in 2023 (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38514/23]
View answerThe aim of the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) is to provide support for larger sports facilities where the Exchequer investment is greater than the maximum amount available under the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (SCEP). The latest round of the SCEP closed for applications last Friday (8th September) and not surprisingly there has again been a huge volume of applications. The detailed assessment work has now commenced and I look forward to announcing the allocations as soon as possible.
The first call for proposals under the LSSIF closed in 2019 with applications confined to local authorities and National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of Sport. The first LSSIF allocations were announced in January 2020 and, to date, approximately €86.4 million has been allocated to 33 projects.
With regard to a possible new round of the LSSIF, Minister Martin and I will continue to engage with the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform, in relation to the additional funding required and the timing and terms and conditions of any new round of the LSSIF will be announced in due course.
