Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for committing to a meeting. I hope he will be able to arrange it in the coming months.

Regarding the LSSIF in general, the Minister of State mentioned that €100 million had been allocated in 2020. If he does not have the figures in response to my questions, he might provide them afterwards. Of the €100 million allocation, how much has been drawn down in the past two years or so? Will the Minister of State provide me with the details now or in the coming days?

What exactly was outlined for the Glanmire project initially? In phase 1, the amount was approximately €2 million. Does the Minister of State have the breakdown of the subsequent phases?

That the Minister of State has agreed to a meeting is welcome, but all of the stakeholders – the FAI, Cork City Council and the new owners – want to see the project progress. Even if it does not progress as initially envisaged, it is still a large development – three full-sized grass pitches, a full-sized astroturf pitch, smaller games areas, bespoke training areas for goalkeepers, a pavilion, a car park, etc. It was a large project. If it is not to be delivered as initially envisaged, we would appreciate the Minister of State meeting to try to get it back to some sort of scale.

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