Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 June 2014
674. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a national audit of sports facilities has ever been carried out over the past ten years; his plans to do so; if an analysis of the benefits of such an audit has ever been carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26806/14]
View answerThe Department, in conjunction with local authorities, carried out a nationwide audit of existing sports facilities. The audit returns received from Local Authorities, in 2009, have been collated into a database of over 6,000 records. This will assist in identifying gaps in sporting facilities and will be useful to both the Department and to local authorities for planning purposes. Many of the 34 Local Authorities and the 32 Local Sports Partnerships around the country have published online directories/databases of the sports and recreational facilities in their areas.
