Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 3 July 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion

3:30 pm

Mr. Nicky Hartery:

A big investment which I inherit coming in is the Curragh. That is important. I have asked our CEO to get an update on it. It looks like we are on plan and on time. I have asked because it is a big investment and I have no doubt that the Deputy will ask me at some stage if we are on budget. It is one of our biggest spends so we should make sure we get an up-to-date record of where the budget is. I assume that we are close to it. That is a big spend, and another big investment should be the Equine Centre. To have an industry like ours and to be a leader in the global market, we need to have the capabilities for drug testing and everything related to that. The committee should see an energy in that area from HRI. The last development in Leopardstown was in 1971, according to the check I did, and it is probably time for it to be refreshed. They are the key investment areas that I see in the next 12 to 24 months.

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