John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Mr. Treacy also sent a note to the committee, or perhaps it was directly to me. I asked a question about Team Ireland Golf Trust and he responded by saying that nobody who applied for it did not get it. However, my point was that the amounts of money involved were tiny and the cost of pursuing that career is enormous. I have been surprised at the reaction to the exchange, because so many people were also of that opinion. Perhaps the committee could ask the Irish Sports Council to examine how much other countries give to similar young professionals starting their career. It is a reasonable issue. The success Ireland has achieved in this area has been amazing and the amounts of money being disbursed to these young professionals are very small. We should at least try to compare it with the situation in other countries, particularly in Europe.