Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I agree with the Deputy. It is essential to try to broaden the use of such a facility. It is important to explore the idea of multi-use on a site like that. I am not privy to the workings of the RCÉ, but I suggest it might be worth asking them to come before the agriculture committee to have a further conversation.

Second, I will bring the Deputy's concerns in relation to this back to the Minister for agriculture. The Deputy is correct; sport is changing and the nature of greyhound racing is changing. People's attendance at these events is changing. It is important to future-proof such a facility if public money is going into it so it can be used by the wider community. As the Deputy said, there will be a much bigger population there when the glass bottle site is developed. It is important to look to the future and see what other potential uses could be there and included in the redevelopment.

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