Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)

I thank the Deputy for his comments and I agree with him wholeheartedly in this regard. I must be fair to the previous Government. I also agree with Deputy McLellan as I am also glad the Bertie bowl was not built. I do not think it was necessary as the Aviva is a great stadium, as is Croke Park. One thing the previous Government did was to build the National Aquatic Centre and notwithstanding the initial problems that occurred with the roof and some of the management-----

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