Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It must be a very difficult decision to have to make if you are a dual player. Which set of team mates do you disappoint and which set of supporters do you disappoint when games clash like that? Needless to say, as a Government, we are not involved in scheduling any of these matches, but it is a reasonable issue to raise. I will certainly let the Minister of State, Deputy Byrne, know it was brought up in the Dáil and he might revert to the Deputy directly.

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