Pat Carey (Dublin North West, Fianna Fail)

It has. Unfortunately, he was unable to be present that evening.

To be serious, the club, which is grounded in the community, is going around different parts of Galway and its hinterland holding a premiership-type fun event. It will engage people in that fashion. Its players and supporters are involved and the business community also is closely involved in driving the programme. Furthermore, my colleague, the Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher, held a meeting earlier today with the GAA pertaining to the alcohol issue, a field in which I believe there is considerable room for co-operation between various Departments.

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