Eoghan Murphy (Dublin South East, Fine Gael)

I emphasise the point made by Deputy Tom Hayes on the importance of golf tourism. I was fortunate to visit the Irish Open in Portrush, for which more than 100,000 tickets were sold. It was sold out despite the weather. I also saw the "Home of the Champions" campaign in full flight and found it very impressive. The Minister of State, Deputy Ring, has spoken previously of developing Ireland as a golf capital. That would be a welcome initiative and we should do all we can to support it.

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