Christopher O'Sullivan (Cork South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Even though Deputy Cannon forgot my name, I wish him good luck in the future. It has been a pleasure being on the committee with him and his interest in the arts obviously shone through. I recall chatting to him and being intrigued that he ran a small theatre back home. I would have loved to have had an opportunity to see something there. I wish him best of luck in the future.

The arts sector feels well supported for the first time in a long time. The Minister very much had its back. We have to compliment that, and we will all fondly remember the days of the RTÉ committees and how she conducted herself there.

I turn to the Minister of State. We do not always get everything we want, but right across the country sports communities and facilities will thrive because of funding from his Department. Bandon, County Cork, will have an athletics track. West Cork will have an athletics track. That is phenomenal. For a region that has produced megastars such as Phil Healy without a track, we can imagine what we would do with a track. We have to acknowledge that. That is the backslapping over.

I will come back to the crux of the €5.8 million reallocation to tourism. There were some unsuccessful applications under this round of LSSIF. Kinsale Hockey Club in Saile is something I advocated for. The centre applied for what would have been a wonderful multisport complex in Kinsale, not just catering for hockey but for a range of sports and access to the entire community. It is sad and disappointing that Cork County Council did not sponsor this and have it as one of its projects. I know it gave a letter of support, but I think it has questions to answer as to why it did not select this as one of its projects for funding, because when they do not it leaves them hampered. That is work we need to do.

The Minister of State mentioned that there will be a reserve list. I will advocate for Kinsale hockey and the Saile project to be at the top of that list. Is it too late at this point for Cork County Council to come on board with that project as the main sponsor, as it was not there originally? Of the LSSIF projects, it is the one I would have loved to have seen succeed. We did not get one in west Cork, but I would love to have some light at the end of the tunnel for what would be an amazing multisport project. I acknowledge he mentioned multisport projects that were funded. I understand the GAA received between 36% and 37% of the LSSIF funding. Soccer was high as well at 25%. That is absolutely welcome as soccer needs investment as well, but those multisport facilities also need investment. Is there no chance a chunk of that €5.8 million will go there?