Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Before calling Deputy Murphy, I wish to return to Mr. Walsh. In the years that were referenced in his contribution, turnover prize money, track attendance, sponsorship, ownership, breeding and bookmaker and Tote income all collapsed. Attendances fell from 1.28 million to just under 650,000 between 2007 and 2015. However, if one looks at the Tote in 2006 for horse racing versus dog racing, there is not much of a difference but for some reason, in the horse racing industry, which is run very differently to the greyhound industry, the Tote has come through the recession but has not for the greyhound industry, which I think says an awful lot.