Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

The large-scale sports infrastructure fund is extremely important for the further development of all sports, for women and men. I was glad to hear the Minister of State, Deputy Byrne, reiterate his commitment to ensuring that the projects that have already received approval will proceed as soon as possible. Apart from the important sports events in our own country, we need to ensure we have a range of sporting facilities to attract even more international games and events. Sports facilities and stadiums should be multipurpose and facilitate as many sports as possible.

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