Dáil Éireann Debate, Monday - 8 September 2025
657. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 822 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47362/25]
Amharc ar fhreagra658. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation further to Parliamentary Question No. 823 of 29 July 2025, if he will instruct the bodies under his aegis to provide the information requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47380/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 657 and 658 together.
The previous Parliamentary Questions referred to by the Deputy concerned the provision by my Department and bodies under its aegis of grant / capital funding programmes available to community and sporting organisations.
My Department recently held a limited Call for Applications for Sponsorship Opportunities to enhance Communication and Visibility of EU Cohesion Funds. The closing date was 21 August 2025 and the applications received are currently being assessed. This pilot was open to sporting organisations and other local and or community-based organisations with the objective of reaching citizens to communicate and enhance the visibility of the EU Cohesion Policy Funds in Ireland. As this was a pilot communication and visibility initiative, the outcome of this call will be reviewed before any decision is made as to whether there will be any further calls this year or if the sponsorship initiative will be repeated next year.
Under the Special EU Programmes Body, the PEACEPLUS programme is a north south programme for Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland. PEACEPLUS Changemaker Grants are small grants are geared towards smaller community organisations to support the delivery of people-to-people projects. A rolling call is now open for grants between €10,000 and €20,000. Calls for grants of up to €100,000 will open on a phased basis over the duration of the programme period and are anticipated to amount over 10% or almost the full remaining value of the programme. Sporting and Community organisations are eligible to apply for PEACEPLUS funding. Further information is available at www.sepub.eu.
There are no such capital funding programmes or grants administered by the bodies under the aegis of my Department.
