Diarmuid Wilson (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Perhaps we should consider this issue.

Yesterday, Senator Eamonn Coghlan raised a point regarding the sports capital grant. In welcoming the allocation of grant moneys throughout the Twenty-six Counties, I agree with the Senator, in that more emphasis should be placed on minority sports.

I will also put the Government on notice concerning an issue that Senator O'Donnell and her colleagues have raised in the House a number of times. Funding for the sports capital grant comes from the national lottery. Fianna Fáil will oppose any attempt by the Government to sell the national lottery licence.