Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I was delighted to visit Lough Lannagh with the Deputy and Senator Chambers some months ago. To be honest, the Deputy brought me but he should probably invite all the chief executives of local authorities around the country to see what is in Castlebar. It is a fantastic facility. I cannot give any commitments here on the floor of the Dáil to any particular projects but that type of project, which is genuinely community based, municipal, provides a variety of sport and is open to the public, is exactly the type of project we want for the large-scale sports infrastructure fund. I will leave that in the hands of Mayo County Council, should it wish to apply, and there will be a fully transparent process in terms of how that particular funding is allocated.

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