Kenny to confront Ahern in Dáil on Punchestown centre funding
The Department of Agriculture paid €217,000 for the development of the Co Kildare venue this year, in what is expected to be the final instalment in the €14.8m bill. This Thursday's publication of Government expenditure estimates will reveal if the entire bill has finally been covered, almost four years after the Minister for Finance and Minister for Agriculture agreed to 100% State funding of the project.
Almost €7m of public funds the entire cost of the project was set aside in 2000 for the centre before the final plan was even submitted by the developers.
