The urbanisation and, more importantly, the "Dublinisation" of this country is being hastened by this kind of decision. There is a strategic issue, rooted in the policies we have for the development of rural areas, involved here. This issue is as important as closing a railway, of not putting in place a road or not building a school. This is infrastructurally and socially important and is also important in terms of health and of giving people – beginning with young people at under age levels – a sense of purpose in their lives. The sense of purpose they have in playing a game at one age may translate later into something like their educational progress and eventually into being a healthy, involved, active citizen. Social capital is invested by people who give their time to underage rugby, for example, and these people also need a vote of confidence at national level.