James O'Connor (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

On a more grassroots basis, how many individuals are involved with greyhound racing as a sport? How many people are employed in it? How many breeders are there? Do the witnesses have those figures available? It is very important for Greyhound Racing Ireland to give the public at large some idea of why that investment from the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund is worthy of going to it and what the knock-on positives are. I ask the witnesses to give a bit of depth and scope there. How many people are involved overall on the breeding side? I would also like a bit more detail on the level of attendances at the tracks.