Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 10 November 2022

Public Accounts Committee

Greyhound Racing Ireland: Financial Statements 2021

9:30 am

Mr. John Tuohey:

Initially, the Jim Power report was commissioned in 2021. The economic benefit on an overall basis was highlighted in a number of categories within that report. It is primarily of benefit in rural Ireland, where the greyhound racing community, owners and trainers are primarily based. It is in their local economies. It is also a spin-off where the stadiums are based, so employment is generated directly and indirectly from all of the stadiums. Obviously, that is not confined purely to rural Ireland. Shelbourne Park is our flagship stadium, located in Dublin, and it is the largest generator of income from an events and hospitality perspective.

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