On my way here this morning, I heard an interview on "Morning Ireland" with a lady called Ann Woodlock, who is an 86-year-old who won a gold medal for Ireland in the European Masters Athletics Championships in Madeira at the weekend. It was a breath of fresh air and I take this opportunity to congratulate her. It was such a refreshing interview. It got me thinking about the fact that it was in the same news cycle as the news over the last couple of days about Shane Ryan, our Olympic swimmer, having signed up to the Enhanced Games. I compliment, congratulate and thank Shane for the service that he has given Irish sport. I heard his interview on the radio yesterday evening. What struck me was his justification for signing up to the Enhanced Games, where you can actually take drugs under a doctor's supervision. We can do nothing to change that and I have no problem with it. That is his decision. His justification for it was that it was an opportunity for him to make some money, having been on a mere €18,000 per year as an elite swimmer in the Irish elite swimming team for the Olympics.

We all get carried away with the Olympics every four years. We are all in, looking for reviews, money and meetings with the Minister for sport, and we want more medals the next time, then it dies off. Maybe it is time to revisit that. I would like to ask for the Minister for sport to come in to have a debate about that fact. We cannot influence the enhanced games. It is up to us whether we agree or disagree with it. I would be fearful that it would become a model for young people. If these lads start breaking world records and it looks like taking drugs is normalised, what influence will that have on younger people through social media, with the stature people might have with their speeds and performances? I am fearful of that. There is nothing we can do about it. They are not breaking any laws, apparently, in America. The fact that he was only on €18,000 was what struck a chord with me. Maybe we should have that conversation now as opposed to post Olympics when we are celebrating or giving out about our performances.

I echo a couple of things before I get started. The first is about Ann Woodlock. Ann is from Drimnagh. I know her well. I see her every Saturday doing the park run. She is the best of us and she beats the best of us every single Saturday. Congratulations to her on her gold medal at the weekend and the best of luck this weekend in her next event.

I also echo Senator Nelson Murray's comments about an Tánaiste, Simon Harris. Notwithstanding the fact that I would not be here without Simon Harris, the benefit or advantage that we have is that we see what Simon does behind the scenes. He is the hardest of workers. He knows his brief so well. He is a role model for all the rest of us who are budding politicians. We wish him well this afternoon.

I was going to start by giving out about something, and then I got an email this morning which was very good news, so I no longer need to give out. The Loreto Centre Crumlin does amazing work. It provides free counselling and psychotherapy services to the people of Crumlin and its environs. About 41 counsellors are working there free of charge, which obviously takes massive pressure off the HSE locally. They deliver 3,000 sessions to 250 people every year. Those people would not afford counselling and they certainly would not be joining a HSE waiting list to try to get access to that counselling. Various representatives in the area have been campaigning behind the scenes for the last number of weeks and months to get essential funding, because the Loreto Centre was established 25 years ago by the Loreto order, but it is pulling back from its services in Ireland, so the centre was going to have to close unless it got emergency funding. It needs €100,000 every year, which is not a lot of money when you consider that 40 counsellors work and deliver sessions to 250 people every single year.

The news today was very welcome. There was a meeting with the HSE last week and the centre has been awarded €65,000 in funding for now and next year. We will have to revisit this in 2027 and I will have to start giving out again, but for now, I just want to congratulate Anca Lupu, the manager. She is the only staff member in the centre; everybody else is voluntary. Congratulations on getting the funding over the line. We will continue to advocate for the Loreto Centre into the future.