Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

For example, €97 million was provided to horse racing and greyhound racing. We are a sports mad country, and I am interested in sport myself, right across the spectrum. It was €157 million to Sport Ireland for all the other sports. A sum of €97 million is a large amount of money relative to other sports that have a big social value. I wanted to make that point. When we have events in the Aviva Stadium, Croke Park, Páirc Uí Chaoimh or wherever else, there is an economic benefit to them. It is useful to see where the value for money is across the sporting sector and where the money should go. That is a valid point to make.