John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael)

I wish to clarify several points. Has the Minister asked for a report from the national sports campus with a view to the costs involved? There have been various media reports suggesting the costs could be up to €4 million and some of my sources suggest they could be up to €7.5 million. If this is the case, will the Department have to pay an extra subvention to the sports campus to make up for these costs? Will this impact on the amount of money available for sport in Ireland? Does the Minister believe it is fair that the taxpayer has to pick up the tab for this case when all of the advice from the Attorney General and the Comptroller and Auditor General was that it would be lost?

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