Mr. John Treacy:

I remember this case. It was in the infancy of Horse Sport Ireland, when it was being established. It was probably not a priority for it at the time because it was trying to put its administrative structures in place. The first thing that would need to be done is a feasibility study on the cost-benefit analysis of the event, but it never got to this point. It would mean a huge cost to the State. When Ireland tried to host it previously, the numbers did not match up.