Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister who s consistent in his approach. When I hear Members criticising political involvement in the sports capital programme and about people writing to councillors to take credit for raising the issue of their pay and conditions, it beggars belief. I will start with the sports capital programme.

There are 26 counties, not one, covered by the sports capital programme. To respond to Senator Craughwell, there should be political involvement in the programme and I will outline the reasons. As a former chairman of my own club for six years-----