Frank Feighan (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I apologise for having to leave. We had two votes on amendments to the constitutional amendment Bill in the Seanad. I also had to meet the Russian ambassador. I am delighted to be back here. I have missed a lot of the submissions, but I am delighted to see the witnesses here. I remember going to Abbotstown to see Sport Ireland. It opened the eyes of committee members to the work being done. We can sit here and listen to submissions, but I realise a huge amount of work is being done by Sport Ireland to bring various sporting organisations together. There are sporting organisations I had not even realised existed. People assume that politicians know everything, but we do not. I appeal to anybody out there to visit Abbotstown. I am sure more parents and schools have gone there. I was very proud to see how the funding had been spent and I am proud of how people have come together to do what is best for sport across the island of Ireland.

We have talked about a 1% betting tax. We have discussed how online betting is a huge issue and we have wondered what the best way is to get it to go back to sports.