Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 338: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism the position in regard to the cost to date and the expected costs of the campus stadium Ireland complex; the full or expected cost of the development when completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27611/06]

John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)
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Campus and Stadium Ireland Development Limited, the company charged with developing the Sports Campus project, have drawn up a detailed proposal for the development of the sports campus at Abbotstown in a series of phases. Planning work for Phase One of the Development Control Plan is already underway and 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. Funds for the delivery of the project have been provided in my Department's capital envelope for 2006-2010. The estimated cost of the project is €119m with a 4 to 5-year delivery schedule (2006 to 2010). An amount of €9.5m has been provided in the Vote of my Department for work on the project during 2006. The National Aquatic Centre, the first facility developed on this site, was completed in 2003 at a capital cost of €71m.