Chris Andrews (Dublin Bay South, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is interesting to hear the Minister of State reject the idea of a national sports facility strategy given that the Government has already done considerable work in developing national sports facilities. In the past it gave a commitment to develop a sports facility strategy. It is not a coincidence that when a particular Minister of State with responsibility for sport is in situ, his or her constituency tends to get greater funding for sports facilities. That does not apply so much currently, but it is something that happened in the past. Having a national sports facility strategy would ensure that would not happen again. It is important to address that.

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