I wish to take Questions Nos. 110 and 115 together.
My Department and I are fully appreciative of the key role which Morton Stadium, Santry, is playing and will continue to play as the national athletics stadium in Ireland.
The existing facilities at the stadium have been provided with the assistance of more than €2 million in departmental grants. These facilities include a state-of-the-art track, in-field area, spectator accommodation, a range of indoor training and coaching facilities and flood lighting.
There is no question about the suitability of Morton Stadium for the Special Olympics World Summer Games in 2003. As recently as last week, the Special Olympics Games Committee confirmed that "Morton Stadium is suitable to run the track and field competitions for the games as it stands right now". I suggest that this statement from the body responsible for staging the games speaks for itself.