Aisling Dolan (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I formally second it. It is the Non-Fatal Offences against the Person (Amendment) (Spiking) Bill 2023. I thank Senator Seery Kearney for introducing it on behalf of all Fine Gael Senators. I thank Senator Doherty and acknowledge the work we have done with Young Fine Gael. This is a terrible experience to happen to anyone, especially when they are enjoying themselves on a night out. I encourage people to come forward, report this to the guards if they feel it has occurred and to talk with trusted people. It is shocking to think there is such a high incidence, particularly when people are coming back out to enjoy themselves after lockdown. After years in which young people were not able to go out and enjoy themselves, to hear this is increasing is shocking. People should be safe when they are out and that is what this Bill is about.

I was flicking through the channels last night and got to see "Gaelic in the Joy". It is the story of young men in Mountjoy playing Gaelic football and their coaches. Seeing the training, the ice-cold baths, the mental strength it took to withstand them and the coaching involved made me laugh. It showed the importance of sport to help people find a better path and give them mental strength. In Castlerea Prison last year, the Minister, Deputy McEntee, opened an equestrian centre, which was all about how we engage with people in prison, particularly around sport and empathy with animals. We will have a big contingent. That group will play in Croke Park but the west will be playing in Croke Park this Sunday against Dublin. We have both Roscommon and Galway. Galway is in there at 2 p.m. for hurling and Roscommon at 4 p.m for football. There will be a big contingent from the west in Croke Park this weekend. I am looking forward to it.

My colleague, Deputy Dillon, has spoken on GAAGO. We need to look at how this is available to people. The Roscommon match is on GAAGO and not being televised. This is a huge issue that needs to be tackled.