Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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The National Velodrome and Badminton Centre is the first high-level project that will be delivered under the new masterplan for the further development of the Sport Ireland National Sports Campus, which was approved by Government in November 2022. The project will address the need to provide world-class track cycling facilities for our athletes who currently have to travel abroad for both training and competition as well as providing the sport of badminton with integrated training, gym and medical facilities.

Planning permission for this project was awarded by Fingal County Council in January 2023 and the project is now at pre-tender approval stage under the Government's Infrastructure Guidelines.

Minister Catherine Martin and I remain committed to delivering this key project and the revised capital spending allocations for 2025 and 2026 under the National Development Plan announced recently by the Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform will allow construction work on the National Velodrome and Badminton Centre to commence during this period.