Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Yes, and posterity is very important too.

Senator Coghlan spoke about having more athletics facilities available. I had a special scheme to set up a number of regional athletics tracks and I am delighted that they are all completed now. That is why the numbers are up this year. There is an increase of, I think, about 80% in the number of people joining athletics clubs, because we put the facilities in place. I am delighted to do that. We had the special allocation this year for Páirc Uí Chaoimh, and last week we also had the special allocation for soccer clubs in the regions. I will stand over that allocation. The FAI came forward and met and selected the applicants. I was disappointed that the Dublin media do not seem to want facilities any place else but in Dublin. I want them in Dublin but I want them in the rest of the country as well. The rest of the country is as entitled to have the facilities as Dublin is.