asked the Minister for Education if the recommendation of the national sports centre committee, that a regional multi-sports centre be established in County Waterford and three other locations, has been accepted by her; if a decision to implement the recommendation has been taken; and if she will make a statement on the matter.

In the recent allocation of national lottery proceeds the Government made the following allocations in respect of the provision of regional sports centres at locations which were identified in the report of the National Sports Committee: Galway, £350,000; Cork, £300,000; Athlone, £300,000; Limerick, £250,000; Waterford, £300,000. The allocation which has been made for Waterford is in respect of the provision of a 400 metre synthetic running track to complement the large sports centre which has been built at Kilbarry, Waterford. My Department will be writing to the Waterford Corporation at the earliest possible date setting out the conditions for the expenditure of this allocation.