Sharon Keogan (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State. I am disappointed by the answer, though. The State has 261 acres and only 50 acres are being used for military training currently, so losing 5 to 6 acres would not make any difference to it, but it would make a major difference to the community.

The Franciscans sold their site for the development of a new school. This means that the soccer club has to get off the site in April. The club is paying €20,000 per year to use that facility. It has the capacity to buy land but there is nothing for sale. The State has the only land that I can go after. I would like to meet someone in the Department who could consider whether there is a portion of land that could be given to the community. I would be happy to sit down with that person and with the local authority to explore the possibilities. If we cannot do that, then fine, but if we could sit down and explore the matter, we might find a portion of land that could be of use to the community.