Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I was not attempting to do that at all. I was just trying to say that participation at street level is equally important. I do not want to dismiss the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open because its benefits to tourism in Ireland are significant.

On the Acting Chairman's question, I have not worked out the percentage but we can do that very easily. It is extra money. The €51.6 million goes to sports in general. It would be easy enough to work out what percentage of that this figure is.