Martin Ferris (Kerry North-West Limerick, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Andrew Coonan said in his presentation "that one member of HRI should be nominated by jockeys alone". I would appreciate if he would elaborate on that point. It was also stated in the presentation that: "The Racing Regulatory Body enjoys unfettered discretion in this regard and its powers are not subject to supervision by the Oireachtas or any other body." I fully concur with that position. We need independent people there. One of the functions of this committee should be part of that in terms of supervising it and so forth.