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

As this section is meant to define the Bill, I cannot understand why harness racing would not be defined as part of horse racing. I do not understand why the amendment can be ruled completely out of order and not even permitted to be discussed. It does not augur well for the efforts made in recent months by the joint committee in meeting representatives of harness racing and with Horse Racing Ireland that an attempt to define harness racing as racing is not being accepted. I cannot find a reason for this and I ask the Chairman to explain this to me.