Fidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I do not wish to follow the musical highs of Senators Barrett or Mullen but it is an understatement to say the Garth Brooks events are resonating more deeply with the public than the Cabinet reshuffle. On a more serious note, approximately 20% of the working population in Ireland has spend money on this event. We are always trying to reactivate and inject confidence into the domestic economy and this has managed to do that. In terms of reaching a solution, last night Mr. John Delaney of the Football Association of Ireland was in the House. He confirmed to me and a number of others that he has three pre-licensed concert dates available in the Aviva, with a capacity of 50,000 for each date, which is 150,000. On Tuesday, I sought Cabinet intervention and now the Taoiseach is suddenly interested in this.