Dublin 8 in the south-west inner city has a population of about 50,000 people but not a single playing pitch. Sites have been identified at St. Teresa's Gardens and Marrowbone Lane but so far, Dublin City Council has not delivered. An interim solution was agreed in 2017 but that has not progressed at all. Dublin City Council, the LDA and various developers are involved in the area but the community needs the Government to step in now. We need the Minister for housing, who is responsible for the LDA and the council, and the Minister for sport to step in to help clear any roadblocks and ensure that the council can deliver a playing pitch for young people who quite simply have no sporting facilities. Will the Government step in and support the community of Dublin 8?

I know St. Teresa's Gardens quite well from my time as Minister for housing. From what I can remember, there was a plan at that time for a playing pitch to be developed in partnership with a series of community groups and sports clubs. I do not have a briefing on it but I will try to get one for the Deputy. It is appropriate and absolutely necessary that in urban areas like Dublin 8 young people can avail of sports facilities and pitches. I will get a response from the Minister for the Deputy.