Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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507. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the meetings he held in respect of the Rugby World Cup bid. [41380/17]

Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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I have had a number of meetings over the last year to progress Ireland's bid to host the Rugby World Cup in 2023.  I am glad to say that the outcome has been the submission of a compelling bid to World Rugby. 

Most recently, on 25 September, together with An Taoiseach, I led the delegation presenting a world class proposition to host the Rugby World Cup tournament on the island of Ireland in 2023.  The delegation also included Dick Spring, Chairman of the Ireland 2023 Oversight Board; Philip Browne, Chief Executive, IRFU; David Sterling, Head of the  Northern Ireland Civil Service; and Brian O'Driscoll, Ireland's Bid Ambassador, amongst others.

World Rugby will announce its decision on who will host the 2023 Rugby World Cup on 15 November 2017.