Mr. Gerard Dollard:

After the closure of Shelbourne Park, as I said in my opening statement, recovery was fragmented. It was slow during 2018. It has picked up significantly in the first six months of 2019. I am not sure what the future holds but from a business development point of view, we will push and promote as hard as we can to get those numbers back up. I am sure Shelbourne Park will be packed on Saturday night for the Derby final. There is an interest in greyhound racing as a night-time activity or a going-out experience. Our funding from the State in 2019 was €16.8 million. We are all conscious of the wider budgetary implications and the likelihood that there will not be an increase in that funding. We do not know if there will be a decrease in that funding but, certainly, the demands that will be placed on the Irish Greyhound Board in its change and reform agenda and rolling out traceability will come down to budget choices. Like any budget choices, it will have to be made based on the resources available. We have an ambitious plan.