Sport Unit 2 - Major Sports Capital Projects
Functions of the Unit:
- To facilitate and monitor the delivery of major sports capital projects including the redevelopment of Lansdowne Road Stadium and to develop the National Campus of Sports Facilities at Abbotstown.
- To administer the sports element of the Regional Operational Programmes of the National Development Plan 2000-2006.
- To undertake a national audit of local sports facilities including a review of the current sport capital programme and to develop a long-term strategy for the development of sporting facilities throughout the country.
- To administer a national awards scheme that recognises the valuable contribution of volunteers to sport in Ireland.
- To formulate and oversee a strategy to ensure that Ireland achieves the maximum benefit from the proximity of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Contact us
Major Sports Capital Projects Division
Kildare Street
Dublin 2
Tel: (+353 1) 631 3982
Fax: (+353 1) 631 3818
Email: Sportsunit2@dast.gov.ie
