the Cote D’Or National Sports complex, he will, for the benefit of the House, obtain from the Mauritius Mult…
(No. B/147) Dr. Ms B. Thannoo (Second Member for Quartier Militaire & Moka) asked the Minister of Youth and Sports whether, in regard to the Cote D’Or National Sports complex, he will, for the benefit of the House, obtain from the Mauritius Multisports Infrastructure Ltd., information as to the number of people currently accessing and making use thereof for both professional and non-professional sports activities on a monthly basis, indicating the measures being envisaged to render the complex more accessible to the public.
Madam Speaker, with your permission, I am tabling the information as provided by the Mauritius Multisports Infrastructure Limited. I wish to inform the House that for the period July 2024 to February 2025, on average, some 14,000 people have been making use of the sports complex for sports activities on a monthly basis, among which 3,100 were sports professionals and 11,000 were non-sports professionals. As regard to the second part of the question, the prices for community activities and booking of facilities have been kept below market rates at the Côte D’Or Sports complex to allow an even greater number of people to benefit from this facility. Furthermore, I have given instructions to the newly constituted Board of Directors to work on a turnaround plan, including devising ways and means to make the site more accessible to the public for the practice of sports and physical activities. The introduction of new sports discipline is also being envisaged.
Yes!
Madam Speaker, can we actually have the Ministry require or request the erection of a bus stop for local people to access the complex please?
Madam Speaker, the Ministry of Land Transport, was consulted and the latter has informed that following a request from the senior administrator of the Côte D’Or National Sports complex, a shuttle bus service started on 15 January 2024 from St- Pierre bus station to Côte D’Or National Sports complex via Helvetia by United Bus Service Company Ltd to facilitate the conveyance of staff of the complex – approximatively, 125 – and other sport complex users. Three trips were performed in the morning, one during the day and two in the afternoon. Due to low ridership, UBS Company Ltd, ceased the service in
44 April 2024. Prior to the discontinuance of the service, a few surveys have been carried out by the inspectorate which revealed a marginal flow of passengers along that corridor. Nevertheless, I will liaise with my colleague, the Minister of Land Transport, to look into the matter.
Yes, Mr Quirin!
Merci, Madame la présidente. L’honorable ministre est-il informé que certains hauts cadres dans un passé récent, je veux dire juste avant les dernières élections générales, ont utilisé ce complexe à des fins personnelles – pour des anniversaires ou autres fêtes familiales – free of charge, et peut-on savoir quelles sont les mesures qu’a prises le nouveau conseil d’administration pour mettre fin à ces pratiques ?
Yes, Minister!
The hon. Member is right. Actually, we are conducting an enquiry about this situation.
Okay! At this stage, I suspend the Sitting for one and a half hour! At 12.58 p.m., the Sitting was suspended. On resuming at 2.32 p.m. with the Deputy Speaker in the Chair.
Hon. Members, I have been informed that B/152, B/156, B/161, B/180 have been withdrawn.
Mr Deputy Speaker, Sir, this was in case there was not enough time. But I have not withdrawn my questions.
This is what I have been informed by the Acting Clerk. So, I will go according to the instruction given to me by the Acting Clerk of the National Assembly. So, we now proceed with the PQs. The hon. Second Member for Rodrigues! ICTA – SERVICES OF BARRISTERS – JAN 2015-JAN 2024