Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 7 November 2013
Public Accounts Committee
Bord na gCon - Annual Accounts 2011
12:00 pm
Mr. Adrian Neilan:
We absolutely welcomed the review. It is consistent with what the Department and our sponsoring Ministers have done with other similar bodies. The report of the review of the horse racing industry contained many interesting findings. As Mr. Meaney has outlined, Bord na gCon has conducted its own strategic review. We are working on it. As the new review by the Minister comes in and presents findings, we will effectively work that into our strategy. There are 99 registered owners in the Deputy's constituency. Our strategy is to make sure that number increases. That is our approach going forward. We want a growing industry. We have noticed that-----
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