Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Deputy and welcome his colleagues from Cork North Central to the Dáil. The Government is proud to be in a position to invest significantly more money in sports infrastructure for all the reasons outlined by him, including the importance of health and well-being of our people, and the great progress we are seeing in competing in international events such as the Olympics. I am not across the detail of the Mallow swimming pool but will inquire with the Minister for sport and ask him to write directly to the Deputy.

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