Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The witness makes an interesting point. The legislation and the Horse Racing Ireland (Membership) Act does not mention the Irish Stable Staff Association, ISSA, it just says a board member representing staff. As Mr. Kavanagh knows, the ISSA is not a registered trade union. If it has no membership, why does Horse Racing Ireland view it as the representative of the stable staff? What level of governance does Horse Racing Ireland have over the ISSA, given that the ISSA were given about €110,000 by HRI last year?