Charlie O'Connor (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 438: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if arrangements are in place to open the facilities of the new physical education hall at a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24. [17175/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has provided funding in excess of €34m for the construction of nine dual use halls with enhanced facilities, attached to post-primary schools. Eight of the halls, including the hall referred to by the Deputy, are in Dublin and one is in Cork.

The halls in question have been built as part of a joint programme to develop community sports facilities in drugs task force areas and, accordingly, issues relating to the funding, management and staffing of the halls to facilitate community usage are being considered by my Department. Each school authority will be kept advised of relevant developments.