Alison Comyn (Fianna Fail)

I second the amendment to the Order of Business. I admit that I stand here as a woman torn. I have somewhat divided allegiance because I live in a place that straddles two counties, Louth and Meath. I speak, of course, of the senior championship game which took place over the weekend. Louth saw off Kildare, so commiserations to my colleague, Senator Fiona O'Loughlin, and Meath saw off Dublin. Now we will have a long-awaited showdown. It took 15 years for us to be able to see it again. I wish both teams great luck. Do I wear the red and white of Louth, where I was born and bred and now live, or do I support many of my family and friends in east Meath? On the day, I will just say may the best team win.

Speaking of Louth, I congratulate Louth GAA on receiving funding for a long-awaited stadium in Dundalk. It will be a state-of-the-art stadium, with 6,000 seats in the first phase. Of course, once we have taken the cup, we will need many more seats.

With respect, I ask the Leader to invite the Minister with responsibility for sport to come to the House. The first round of funding has just been announced but in a debate in the House, I could put the begging bowl out and talk about the second round of funding for the stadium so that Louth has a fully fledged stadium. An Lú abú.