John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Question 26: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position regarding the roll out of a nationwide audit of sports facilities as promised in the programme for Government. [2487/06]

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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A national audit of local sports facilities is being undertaken as part of the development of a long-term strategic plan for the provision of sports facilities.

The inter-agency steering group established to oversee this work has decided to focus on establishing a comprehensive database in respect of national and regional sports facilities as a first step in meeting this commitment. My Department is currently processing data relating to such facilities that have been previously funded under the Department programmes. That data are being sorted and analysed and will give a picture of sports facilities throughout the country, although the list will not be exhaustive. The next step will be to fill any gaps in this information in consultation with a variety of sporting bodies and local authorities. It is then proposed to issue detailed questionnaires to facility managers and owners, which will broaden the database of information on existing facilities.