Emer Currie
Ceist:250. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport his plans to continue the large-scale sports infrastructure fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53471/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 7 October 2025
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The Large Scale Sports Infrastructure Fund (LSSIF) was established under the National Sports Policy, published on 25 July 2018, to provide Exchequer support for larger sports facility projects, typically those requiring investments greater than the maximum available under the then-Sports Capital & Equipment Programme, now known as the Community Sport Facilities Fund (CSFF).
The aim of the LSSIF is to provide investment in sporting infrastructure that will reinforce the Department’s stated sporting objectives such as increasing active participation in sport, including female participation and participation by those with a disability as well as increasing social participation and improving high performance in sport.
Under the second round of the LSSIF, grants totalling €173 million, benefiting 35 individual projects, were announced on 4 November 2024. With this announcement, the cumulative committed investment from the LSSIF since 2020 stands at €297 million.
My current focus is on ensuring project delivery under the first two rounds of the LSSIF, 2018 and 2024, and this process will inform any decisions regarding the timing of a future round. The timing will also be considered in the context of the determining the detailed spending allocations within my Department under the National Development Plan as recently agreed by Government.