Defibrillators and sports funding
Senator Wilson seeks wider public access to defibrillators and training, asks about education legislation, and warns against selling the national lottery licence that funds sports grants.
When will the Education and Training Boards Bill 2012 be before the House? I assume it will be after Christmas.
I agree with Senator Quinn regarding defibrillators and their importance. I was present at the death of a person who might have been saved had a defibrillator been present in the building in which he suffered his heart attack. I call on the Deputy Leader to impress upon the Government the importance of having defibrillators in every public building. I assume that there is a defibrillator in this building,-----
Comment on this
-----but where is it and how many of us know how to use it?
Comment on this
Perhaps we should consider this issue.
Yesterday, Senator Eamonn Coghlan raised a point regarding the sports capital grant. In welcoming the allocation of grant moneys throughout the Twenty-six Counties, I agree with the Senator, in that more emphasis should be placed on minority sports.
I will also put the Government on notice concerning an issue that Senator O'Donnell and her colleagues have raised in the House a number of times. Funding for the sports capital grant comes from the national lottery. Fianna Fáil will oppose any attempt by the Government to sell the national lottery licence.