John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)

——throughout the country than was ever made before. It is obvious that the 4,900 facilities which are in place are available to children, as well as adults, in the relevant localities. It is clear that applications from schools which have the support of local communities will be considered. I remind Deputy Deenihan that the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism is responsible for the provision of sports facilities to all the population and not just to a single segment of it. Therefore, it has to take community access into account when school applications are being considered.

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