Eamonn Coghlan (Independent) | Oireachtas source

She was inspired by these wonderful women. The message the women's rugby team brought back is really good for all women's sports in Ireland. I congratulate the Irish Rugby Football Union, IRFU, for its announcement yesterday of a ¤1.1 million annual investment in women's rugby with the view to qualifying for the 2016 women's rugby sevens at the Rio Olympic Games. I would encourage the Irish Sports Council to continue its investment in women's sport in Ireland which has proved to be successful with the investments made to date. Well done to the Irish women's rugby team.