Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 15 June 2023

Public Accounts Committee

Financial Statements 2021 - Sport Ireland and Sport Ireland Facilities DAC

9:30 am

Mr. Michael Murray:

The other piece to add is the recreational use. We have a number of 3X3 basketball courts and 3-a-side football pitches to which members of the public have free access. Some 160,000 members of the public come into the waterpark in the aquatic centre every year. The gym and aquatic centre have 3,500 members, which is now at capacity. Dr. May mentioned the summer camps. We will have just under 4,000 children this year attending summer camps over eight weeks, including inclusive camps. Over the past six weeks – I think this week is the last week – more than 6,000 children have attended the campus as part of their school tour.

The last piece, which Dr. May touched on, is that just under 4,000 children attend academies every week, including swimming, gymnastics, diving, athletics and badminton. It is getting quite-----

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