The Government, in An Action Programme for the Millennium, has signalled its interest in pursuing a joint venture route in terms of the provision of national and regional sports facilities generally.
At present, there are no firm proposals before my Department for the development of a national outdoor sports stadium.
I am hopeful that imaginative proposals to include multi-use facilities will emerge but I must stress that, while the Government and I will be as receptive and as positive as we can, the initiative must come, in the first instance, from interested commercial and-or sporting interests.