Mr. Michael Murnane:

My understanding of the logic behind it was that there were reservation agents in Dublin, Cork or other locations who were effectively doing the same job. Advances in technology meant that we could centralise that in one location. There were a number of independent agents before 2007. The catering was outsourced at that stage so it was their personnel who were taking the bookings of Irish Greyhound Board so it was a case of centralising bookings in the sales centre in Thurles.