Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Well done to Dr. May.

When it is opening or perhaps long before it opens, I ask that there be some engagement with Cycling Ireland so that there is a sense of ownership of this regionally across the country in terms of the cycling community so that the provincial Cycling Ireland organisations would have some sort of dedicated time or access that would be specifically laid out for the regions so that it does not become perceived as a Dublin-centric pursuit and that it is ultimately Ireland's national velodrome. Are there any exemplars we can look at internationally where one velodrome serving a nation has managed to do that outreach in an effective way? Engagement with Cycling Ireland, perhaps even now, as to how exactly they intend to provide for that kind of equitable regional access would be an important part of the development.