Mr. Denis Egan:

We work regularly with HRI on many matters, including budgeting and everything else. I will briefly outline the position as we are tight on time. As Mr. Kavanagh said, the IHRB is solely and independently responsible for making and enforcing the rules of racing. We are responsible for employing racing officials, doping control and forensics and representing Ireland internationally in the context of our functions. I cannot remember our fifth responsibility. It is all set out in the Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016. We interact regularly with HRI. As Mr. Kavanagh said, we meet on a quarterly basis to go through our budgets and accounts. Horse Racing Ireland provides our funding and it is important our funding is spent in accordance with the budget we have submitted. If we see something coming down the line which has financial implications, which is not budgeted for, we liaise with HRI. We are in touch with HRI at least two or three times a week on budgetary or integrity related matters. In the anti-doping area, HRI has been a great support. As Mr. Kavanagh said, we are pushing an open door on anti-doping with respect to funding and everything else, and that is something we welcome.