Eoghan Murphy (Dublin South East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

With regard to The Gathering, I encourage the Minister of State in his effort to increase the number of international sporting events held here. The American football match was a huge event for the country and tourism got a major bounce out of it. We should get further events like that, and work needs to be put in now to achieve this. I refer in particular to the bid to host the Rugby World Cup in 2023. It could be incredibly significant for tourism, the economy and brand Ireland, which we are promoting so well this year.

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