Tim Lombard (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I raise the wonderful news that SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh has been given the go-ahead to hold a very important ladies' international football match. Ireland will play France on 16 July. It is a wonderful opportunity for Cork to show off its wonderful stadium. It is great for women's sport in particular that we have such an international fixture coming to Cork. It needs to be acknowledged. Tallaght has traditionally been the home of ladies' football and now it is coming to Cork and we are looking forward to hosting that wonderful event. I will certainly be there.

As much as I give out about the GAA, I want to acknowledge the significant movement regarding the GAA match assist, which was launched last week. This gives patrons of the GAA who want to attend matches the opportunity to make a phone call and get their tickets rather than going through the online process. Age Action has been calling for this for some time. It is a really good compromise and I want to acknowledge that it is very appropriate for the people involved.

The other issue I want to raise relates to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, and its involvement in GAAGO and how this can be looked at. It is really important that we have clarity from the Minister of State with responsibility for sport, Deputy Thomas Byrne, on this issue. We need to find out exactly where we are going with the CCPC, whether it gave clearance for the GAAGO model and if not, why it has not actually given clearance for it. This platform is quite controversial, to say the very least. We need to make sure proper clearance is given to whatever platform that is providing these games online. We need to make sure we have a process we can stand over. The Minister of State needs to come to the Chamber. I read his comments in the paper at the weekend. He made it clear that he was shocked and outraged by it. He needs to come here and clarify where he is regarding this platform to make sure that the competition and consumer protection side of it is okay. If it is not, I want to find out what the Minister of State is going to do about it. There is considerable concern in communities about this issue. It is appropriate now that the Minister of State comes to this Chamber to give his side of the story regarding the issue.