211. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the budget that will be available to her to allocate to successful appellants under the latest round of the sports capital and equipment programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42320/24]

On 25 September, Minister Martin and I announced €230 million in grants for sports clubs and facilities under phase 2 of the Community Sport Facilities Fund (formerly the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme).

Over a quarter of a billion euro has been allocated to community sports clubs and facilities in 2024, taking account of the earlier equipment-only allocation of €26 million, with a total investment of €256 million. This will facilitate the largest-ever investment in sports facilities in communities across Ireland.

An initial sum of €4m has been provided to address the costs of grants arising from successful appeals. This will be kept under review as the appeals process progresses.