Neale Richmond (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate the weighty tones of many Senators and hope they will indulge me as I raise the slightly more domestic matter of my ongoing call to the Leader to bring the Minister of State with responsibility for sport and tourism before the House to have a real debate on the future of sport in this country, the provision of facilities and the encouragement of so many more people to remain actively involved. We have had a fantastic sporting weekend. I am sure many Senators, especially the Leader, welcome Leinster's fourth European title and the first ever test match for the Irish cricket team. While it finished in a very narrow defeat in Malahide this afternoon-----