Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

Going back to the Jim Power report, it seems those numbers do not add up. If exports are included, we are double counting those figures. We are then using the figure of just under €6,000 for cost. Let us take a person who has a litter of six pups and, being kind, let us say three or four pups get to a point at which they can race. You are talking about a massive outlay for a trainer. The sales figures do not necessarily indicate that there is any payout for them. It seems to be a huge loss-making exercise.