Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)

Dundalk is halfway between Dublin and Belfast in probably one of the most pivotal areas in the country and the provision of sports and leisure facilities there would be a great addition to the desire of my town to be the leisure capital of Ireland.

Resort-style casino legislation is not on the horizon. There will be legislation on gaming generally but heads of a Bill and so on are not ready because my official is still going through the 70 submissions that have been made in this respect.

The Deputy wanted all the information and, as usual, he was first out when the former Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Deputy Sargent, resigned. He was not man enough to apologise when he pointed the finger at me and here he is again-----

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