Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael)

I concur with Senator Quinn as Senator Harris and I raised the issue of civility in recent weeks and I think a debate on active citizenship would be appropriate.

A couple of weeks ago Senator Kelly and I, along with other Senators, raised the issue of the impending crisis facing the Gaelic Athletic Association, GAA, and the Gaelic Players' Association, GPA. In light of this morning's revelation that the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Deputy Séamus Brennan, perceives a problem in allocating the money promised and may have difficulty sourcing it, can the Leader inform the House if we can have a debate in this House with the Minister? This is an important matter and it behoves the Members of this House to become active because there is a crisis looming, not because of the GAA and GPA but because the Government may renege on a financial commitment.