581. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the cumulative funding provided under the community centres investment fund; and the total number of community centres funded, in each county from 2020 to date in 2024, in tabular form. [37914/24]

Under the 2022 Community Centre Investment Fund, over €45.8 million was committed for improvement and refurbishment works on 861 existing community centres across Ireland. In April, I approved funding of €30 million for the construction of 12 new community centres across nine counties.

In June this year, I was delighted to announce a new round of the Community Centre Investment Fund which will provide funding of between €10,000 and €100,000 towards capital costs for the refurbishment of existing community centres. The 2024 scheme closed for applications on Thursday 5th September.

Please find a table attached which lists the cumulative funding provided under the Community Centres Investment Fund and the total number of community centres funded in each county in 2022 and 2023. I expect to begin announcing the successful applicants under the 2024 scheme in the coming months.

Details of all approved projects can be found on my Department's website.

Community Centre Investment Fund 2020 to 2024