Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 17 April 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Harness Racing: Irish Harness Racing Association

Mr. Mark Flanagan:

This year, they are investing €290,000 towards prize money. It will bring their investment here closer to €1 million after this year, which is huge. George McCullough and I went to France the day of the lockdown in Paris. We met the PMU, which Mr. Chairman would know is the third biggest tote in the world. It is massive. We had an audience with the chairman of the PMU and the CEO of Le Trot there. They are very supportive of us. The words leaving that room were, "You get a tote and we will definitely come in behind you." It is a big opportunity for us. There are 23 countries in the UET and every one of them has a tote. We meet every year at the general assembly. We meet on other occasions. The same question is asked all the time: Have you got your tote? What is the problem? It is hard to answer each year.

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