Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 5 February 2025
529. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the projects that received funding from the recent tranche of the large-scale sports infrastructure fund which were not the identified by the relevant local authority as the number one priority for their county. [2445/25]
View answerIn 2024, the Large Scale Sport Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) received an unprecedented demand for funding, amounting to €665 million from 96 applications. As a result of this significant demand, a range of valid applications did not receive an LSSIF allocation at the initial allocation stage.
The Department's website (www.gov.ie/en/service/6f3f3-large-scale-sport-infrastructure-fund-lssif-2024/) details the projects allocated funding as well as the prioritisation accorded to projects by local authorities and National Governing Bodies of sport and the scoring matrix applied by the Department.
In relation to LSSIF applications which have not received an allocation, it should be noted that a reserve list is being prepared by the Department. Remaining valid applications will be assessed and placed in a prioritised order on this list and, as additional LSSIF funding becomes available, projects on the reserve list may then be funded.
