Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North, Fine Gael)

Is the Minister aware that while we are trying to attract Olympic teams to Ireland, many of our Olympic teams are leaving the country to go to training camps elsewhere? Will she indicate if any of the Irish teams are using Ireland as a training camp? I am aware of a number of teams going to other parts of Europe. Does she believe that sends a very negative message to other countries? If our facilities are not good enough for our athletes, how does she expect their competitors to come to Ireland?

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