It has been suggested that this is a matter of money and that the IRFU must engage in a cost-cutting exercise over the next two years to ensure its accounts are brought back to a healthy financial position. While that is a matter for the union and not the House, it would be wrong for the union to think it can put Connacht rugby to one side. Its budget – about €1.8 million – represents a small fraction of the overall budget and is puny compared with the amounts given to the other three provinces, Munster, Leinster and Ulster. I understand that, on average, they receive about €3.8 million each from the union. The level of financial strain Connacht imposes on the union cannot be compared with other provinces.