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Pictured: The Hawthorn Sports Complex in Ballacolla, Rathdowney Community Centre and Cullohill Community Centre
Fianna Fáil Deputy Sean Fleming also welcomed this news.
"These grants will help the 11 centres in Laois fund refurbishment, upgrading of facilities, roof and floor repairs, solar PV panels, upgrading of kitchens, window replacements, insulation works, and heating systems," Deputy Fleming said.
"These very substantial grants will help ensure these improvements works can go ahead as quickly as possible. I especially want to thank all the voluntary committees involved in these community centres for their ongoing work to improve facilities for their local communities.
"Community Centres are the lifeblood of our local communities, it is important that they be maintained to the highest standard.
"The new Programme for Government ensures this new Community Investment Fund will provide a rolling fund to upgrade and refurbish local community centres on an ongoing basis," Deputy Fleming finished.
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