Terry Brennan (Fine Gael)

I welcome Ireland's selection as host for the European team track and field championships next year. Athletes from up to 12 countries will participate in these championships and it will be a major tourism boost.

We have many search-and-recovery and sub-aqua units in various parts of the country, particularly along the coast. Can we have a debate with the Minister on these units? The Dundalk sub-aqua club has a voluntary search-and-recovery unit on call and ready at any time to respond to calls for rescue or recovery of missing persons from rivers, lakes, harbours and coastal waters in the north east. They have assisted the emergency services in Northern Ireland, and they traverse the entire country. There was a recent dreadful tragedy at Union Hall-----