Thomas Pringle (Donegal South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

To summarise, Mr. Mark Flanagan mentioned earlier that it is a workingman's sport. I wonder if that is the reason for the blockage with the horse racing fraternity? We have the tracks and we have the support in terms of international sport and we have the people who are interested in racing but we just do not have the goodwill of the governing authority in the country.