John O'Donoghue (Kerry South, Fianna Fail)

Deputy Wall asks if we are in the same boat. We are all aboard, and sailing. There is no doubt the project has the support of the Taoiseach and the Government. If it did not we could not proceed with it. It is sometimes forgotten that nobody mentioned a stadium until the Taoiseach said we required a stadium. I would like to acknowledge the pivotal role he has played. He expressed a view that there would be planning objections and he wondered how these would be resolved. Nobody knows what will happen in that regard. Subsequently the Taoiseach made it clear that he supported the project. It was not necessary for me to meet him in that regard. If he did not I would not be talking about it in the House. I appreciate the support of Deputies Wall and Deenihan and everybody else.

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