Mary Wallace (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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Question 321: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the amount of Government funding which has been provided for the National Aquatic Centre, Croke Park, Lansdowne Road, and other relevant national stadia in the city of Dublin which is of benefit to young persons and to sporting organisations since 1997; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34826/05]

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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The Government has provided capital funding towards the provision and development of a wide range of sports facilities and stadia at national, regional and local level. The capital cost of the National Aquatic Centre was €71 million; the GAA received €109.84 million towards the costs of the redevelopment of Croke Park; while the redevelopment project at Lansdowne Road Stadium, being undertaken jointly by the Irish Rugby Football Union and the Football Association of Ireland, and which has been awarded funding of €191 million, has, to date, received a capital funding of €1.75 million.

Under the sports capital programme, funding has also been provided in respect of a number of other national sporting facilities. Since 1997, those located in Dublin include €1.95 million in respect of the National Boxing Stadium, €1.29 million in respect of the National Hockey Stadium in UCD, €800,000 in respect of the National Indoor Tennis Centre in DCU, and €176,974 in respect of the National Indoor Cricket Centre at Balrothery. Since 1997, almost €386 million has been allocated under the sports capital programme in respect of over 4,900 projects at local, regional and national level, of which €103 million relates to projects located in Dublin.

John Curran (Dublin Mid West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 323: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the expected cost of providing a new stadium at Lansdowne Road; the amount of this funding which is to be provided by the Irish Rugby Football Union, the Football Association of Ireland and the State; and if he has satisfied himself that the Football Association of Ireland and the Irish Rugby Football Union have their funding securely in place and are in a position to proceed with this project. [34938/05]

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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The detailed design for the provision of a new stadium at Lansdowne Road has been costed at €365 million, including VAT, of which €191 million is being provided by the State. The Government is committed to providing a maximum of €191 million towards the project and this position has been reiterated and is accepted and understood by both the Irish Rugby Football Union and the Football Association of Ireland. Both the Irish Rugby Football Union and the Football Association of Ireland have provided undertakings that they can meet the balance of the required funding for the project.