Paul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)
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Question 487: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he has received further indications from other Departments and agencies regarding funding for the continuation of the sports halls at schools (details supplied) in County Dublin. [37970/08]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The position is that the allocated funding will provide for the operation of the sports halls referred to by the Deputy until the end of 2008. My Department does not fund community facilities and I regret to say that it has not been found possible to identify an alternative source of funds that would enable the facilities to remain available for community usage on an ongoing basis. In the circumstances, my Department has written to the relevant stakeholders to advise them of the position.