Seanad debates
Wednesday, 27 November 2002
National Tourism Development Authority Bill, 2002: Second Stage.
Sports tourism has been in the news recently and I compliment the Minister on his efforts to ensure Ireland co-hosts the European soccer championships for 2008. Perhaps our bid will be more successful than the Scotland-Ireland match last weekend involving Members of the Oireachtas. The holding of the Special Olympics next year will attract thousands of athletes, coaches, trainers and supporters. I hope there will be a sufficient number of volunteers to participate in an event that has caught the public imagination. Athletes from Ecuador will stay in my own town of Mountbellew and volunteers are learning Spanish, which demonstrates their enthusiasm.
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