Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

What the Minister of State said was very disappointing. As I and everyone else said here, we thought this debate would be constructive. We worked with the Government and said how important the legislation is. I made a point about unintended consequences. A Minister can make a mistake and the Department can do so just as easily, just as I could, but we tease things out and discuss them here. This is the forum for that and we try to come up with solutions. The Minister of State said Sinn Féin wants to exempt everyone. My club and the other GAA clubs in Cork will not be able to run their clubs next year. Maybe some clubs will be able to if they have millionaires or big benefactors as members. They will be able to do so but the ordinary junior and intermediate clubs that have limited membership will not be able to. Where is the money to run those clubs? If the Minister of State is saying they will not be able to advertise or that the Cork county board draw, which offers €100,000 for the first prize in December and €20,000 every month, can no longer advertise outside the people who elect it-----

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