The decision to stage the 2012 Olympic Games in London will give added impetus to proposals for the development of €120 million in sports facilities at Abbotstown, Minister for Sport John O'Donoghue has said.

O'Donoghue said he would be bringing proposals to Cabinet in the autumn for the development at Abbotstown of natural and synthetic pitches for Gaelic games, soccer and rugby, an indoor training centre for some 35 sports and world-class medical sports facilities.

He had "no doubt" these developments, combined with existing facilities in the State, would attract Olympic teams and competitors to stay in Ireland in advance of the Games.

In a statement indicating there was no political disagreement on the need to develop a sports campus at Abbotstown, the Progressive Democrats made it clear last night that they were in favour of this too.

"There will be a significant demand for Irish training facilities, particularly at Abbotstown and at the University of Limerick", a party spokesman said.

"The Government has agreed to proceed with plans for major training facilities at Abbotstown, and Minister O'Donoghue is to bring proposals on this to Cabinet in the autumn."

In January 2004, on the day it approved the refurbishment of Lansdowne Road rather than developing a national stadium at Abbotstown, the Cabinet agreed to work toward setting up a sports campus at Abbotstown. Detailed plans for this were expected to be brought before the Cabinet last March, but O'Donoghue said yesterday he now expected to put them to his colleagues in the autumn.

"Teams will come here to acclimatise and to train, provided we have the facilities," he said. The facilities he would be proposing would take five years to build.

He said athletes training for last year's Olympics in Athens had used facilities in the University of Limerick. Other facilities that would be used by athletes, he said, included the National Rowing Centre at Inniscara, Co Cork, the National Hockey Stadium at Belfield, the Tennis Ireland facilities at Glasnevin, Co Dublin, and the athletics track at Castleisland, Co Kerry.

"By 2012 Ireland will have available a range of modern, well-managed facilities of the highest quality which can be utilised by competitors from other countries. There will be opportunities to host international teams, support staff and supporters both in advance of and during the competition."

The Taoiseach last night congratulated the British prime minister, Tony Blair, on London's winning of the 2012 Games.

"I know you put a great deal of personal effort into promoting London's case and I am sure this is a very proud moment for you, and rightly so," he said.