There has been a great deal of talk in this Chamber about women in sport and equality. Next Saturday, the Cork senior ladies football team and the Cork senior camogie team will play in Cork at 2 p.m. and in Clare at 3 p.m., respectively. Both are must-win games, but there are four dual players who will have to make the terrible decision of which team to line out with. These ladies have trained all year long and they and their team mates have made sacrifices, yet they are being forced to make this decision. I have written to both associations asking them to act, as have the players. It is time that the Minister stepped in. Women in sport should be treated with respect and equality. For the third time this year, having two games scheduled for the same day is not giving them the respect they deserve.

It must be a very difficult decision to have to make if you are a dual player. Which set of team mates do you disappoint and which set of supporters do you disappoint when games clash like that? Needless to say, as a Government, we are not involved in scheduling any of these matches, but it is a reasonable issue to raise. I will certainly let the Minister of State, Deputy Byrne, know it was brought up in the Dáil and he might revert to the Deputy directly.

I thank the Taoiseach.