Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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Question 132: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if he will confirm the capital allocation of €9.5 million to the Abbotstown campus; if he has identified what this money will be utilised for. [9709/06]

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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As I have previously informed the House a sum of €9.5 million has been provided in my Department's budget for 2006 for the commencement of phase one of the development of the sports campus at Abbotstown, by CSID, the company charged with developing the project.

Phase 1 of the development control plan will provide: a national field sports training centre, catering for rugby, soccer, Gaelic games and hockey; a national indoor training centre which will provide world class training facilities for over 30 governing bodies of sport; accommodation for sports men and women; sports science and medical facilities; all-weather synthetic pitches for community use; and renovation of existing buildings to cater for needs identified by sports bodies.