Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)

That is all very well. It is possible to do anything with figures. However, can the Minister confirm that the allocation to the Irish Sports Council this year was €3.3 million more than last year, which is the precise amount of additional money to go to the GAA players? In effect the amount of money going to all sports, with the exclusion of horseracing and greyhound racing, has decreased in real terms in this crucial year of the Olympic Games.

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