Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Yes, there is a vote in the Chamber. That is why Senator Kyne has had to leave. I will try to relay his question as best I can. The question relates to super league basketball. Obviously, it is an elite indoor sport. I understand it was due to restart in October. Some of the clubs have some American players who have come over here to play. There is obviously a cost associated with that. Senator Kyne's question relates to the plan. When is the earliest we can have certainty for the clubs on return to play or what the future situation will be?

I am conscious of the complexities relating to protocols for any sport, but especially indoor sport. Can the Sport Ireland representatives give us as much detail as possible in respect of what is happening on that front? All of us are keen to see sport returning. The Sport Ireland representatives touched on this earlier. We are aware of the fact that some of the clubs and some sports were hit early in the year, taking the hit financially. Some did not really suffer earlier in the year but now their activities are being displaced in the latter half of the year. That is a challenge for them. Can the Sport Ireland representatives touch on that? I wish to get in one of my questions, if I may. Anyway, those were the circumstances for the question. A vote was called in the Chamber and the Senator was unable to ask the question himself.