Brian Hayes (Fine Gael)

I do not seek a debate but there is a context to this issue. The important decision taken over the weekend allows the House to debate No. 14 in a more complete way. In west Dublin, my part of the city and a place not recognised by northsiders and southsiders alike, the GAA is the only organisation to have delivered quality youth facilities and services from the ground up, parish by parish. Senators, whether from rural or urban areas, should recognise the importance of the recent decision. I ask the Leader to make time available for a debate, particularly given the rather sulky remarks made by the Taoiseach in the past 24 hours, in which he appears to have poured cold water on Lansdowne Road as a potential venue. They were unsporting.