The facility will include a much-needed new swimming pool.
Plans to develop a new swimming pool in the midlands are progressing.
Architect Henry J. Lyons has been appointed to design the new Regional Sports Complex project in Mullingar.
A Sports Needs Assessment is also due to get underway in the coming weeks, which will give local sports and community groups to have their say on the facility.
Longford Westmeath TD Peter Burke said earlier this year, the existing swimming pool is dilapidated due to age, and can no longer meet the demands of the town.
Parents have been known to queue as early as 5.30am in the morning to get a slot for their child when the school year rolls around.