Previous Ministers with responsibility for sport let down that dream. More preparatory work should have been done, in conjunction with the Irish Sports Council, to develop Ireland as a training base for Olympic teams. Teams from over 200 countries that compete in the Olympic Games could come here. We are just 30 minutes by air from the centre of London and given the facilities we have available we could provide training facilities to any of the teams. I do not feel the opportunity is lost yet. I appeal to the Minister of State to consider the situation. I do not know how many teams or coaches have visited Ireland to look at training facilities, but I know that before the Beijing Olympics, our team manager, Patsy McGonagle, was out there two or three years in advance to check out training facilities that could be used by Irish athletes. We can provide training facilities and should not close that door but should embrace that opportunity.