Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 18: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport the progress that has been made on the national audit of sports facilities and when she plans to publish the report; the reasons for the delay in publishing the audit findings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36692/10]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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The national audit of sports facilities is currently being finalised. Phase one of the audit focused on national and regional sports facilities and has been completed. Phase two involves the compilation of a list of facilities at local level, which is a more complex undertaking. Phase two commenced in 2008 with the assistance of local authorities in conjunction with an audit of arts facilities and an audit of community facilities which was being undertaken by the Department of the Environment, Heritage & Local Government. The returns received from Local Authorities have been collated into a database of over 6,000 records and are currently being cross checked against the Department's Sports Capital Programme records. The mapping of the records has begun. The outcome of the audit will assist in identifying gaps in sporting facilities and will therefore provide very valuable information for any future rounds of sports capital funding.