Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 1 June 2022
Joint Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport And Media
Departmental Priorities and Legislation: Discussion
Jack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
I was in Dalymount Park a few weeks ago at a match against Finn Harps. Unfortunately a last-minute goal was conceded against a nine-man Finn Harps. We are advancing funding to Dalymount Park. A provisional grant of almost €1 million had been given towards the design cost. We expect this to progress this year. We are engaging on large-scale projects. We are doing a review. We are looking at future calls. Dalymount Park will play a key role. The reason we are funding it in the design stream is because projects such as this are able to continue to a further stream. I would be very keen to see League of Ireland stadia more generally invested in. There is also the municipal aspect of what Dalymount Park can provide, the plans for the broader Phibsborough region and-----
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