Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 1 July 2026
350. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht the total allocation to and draw-down figures from the community centre investment fund over the past five budgets, in tabular form. [49990/26]
View answer351. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht to provide the total allocation spent by the community centre investment fund on new community centres over the past five years, in tabular form. [49991/26]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 350 and 351 together.
The Community Centre Investment Fund (CCIF) was introduced in 2022 to provide high quality community facilities that are available to all groups in both urban and rural communities. Through the CCIF, some €112 million has been approved for the enhancement and refurbishment of existing community centres and the construction of new centres where such a need has been identified.
The information requested by the Deputy in relation to total allocation and drawdown figures under the Community Centre Investment Fund since its introduction in 2022 is contained in the attached table. This includes expenditure on the 12 new build community centres approved under the fund, of which 9 are now at construction stage. It also includes expenditure to-date in 2026. Given that this is a multi-annual fund, the level of expenditure varies each year depending on the timing of project approvals and timeframe for project delivery.
I was delighted to launch the latest round of funding under CCIF 2026 on the 26th March for enhancement and refurbishment of existing community centres. The fund will be delivered across 2 categories with maximum funding levels of €25,000 and €100,000 respectively.
The online application process opened on May 29th? and the fund is open for applications until July 13th. I hope to announce all successful projects before the end of the year.
Full details on the scheme and available supports are available on my department's website.
