John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)

The sub-group has decided that the audit will be undertaken in a number of places to speed up the availability of information. The experience in the North was that an audit of this nature could take up to two and a half years. Work is under way and we want a long-term strategic plan for the provision of sports facilities throughout the country. As part of that process, a national audit of local sports facilities is under way.

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