Paul Donnelly (Dublin West, Sinn Fein)
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In my area Tyrrelstown FC has been trying to resolve this issue for a number of weeks. Up to 50 girls are affected by this debacle. They have been offered the opportunity to play in the north Louth league. However, with a cost-of-living crisis how will teams travel up to Louth from Tyrrelstown every week? I heard today there is a possibility of the issue being resolved in January with a league being opened up. Does the Minister of State have any information on that? This goes to a fundamental issue, namely, that there is an explosion in the number of girls getting involved in sport. This is brilliant news because, whether it is soccer, GAA or cricket, all the sports across the board involve a huge number of young people. We need to make sure they are kept involved.