Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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248. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will liaise with the relevant sporting bodies to examine an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19985/16]

Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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The development of proposals for the staging of major sports events is a matter in the first instance for the governing bodies of the relevant sports and other event promoters.  In that regard, the tourism and sports agencies are available to discuss proposals to host or stage sports events and may be in a position to support those events, subject, of course, to an assessment of the costs/benefits involved in any State financial support.​  I am not aware of any immediate plans to stage an event of the type mentioned by the Deputy.