John O'Mahony (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I very much welcome the progress that has been made and compliment the Minister of State and the Minister, Deputy Leo Varadkar, on the initiative. It is a demonstration of how sport unifies, North and South. In addition to the IRFU, other sports bodies such as the GAA will be involved. Twenty or 40 years ago that would not have been possible. Will the committee be composed of representatives of the IRFU and other sports bodies or will it be composed of individuals from other countries who have been involved in bids in the past? I presume the IRFU will make the application with the support of the Government. When will the application be made?

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