Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I was in a trainer’s yard recently and I saw the stable staff, the grooms with the horses, and the riders going out to ride the horses on the gallops. The horse laundry pulled in and there was also a farrier and various ancillary staff. Such people might be self-employed but many people make a good living out of horse racing. There is a combination of direct and indirect employment.