Joe Flaherty (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will send it through the secretariat and Mr. Duggan can respond directly on it.

Mr. Duggan alluded to the Indecon report in his opening statement. As he rightly said, it has been a turbulent time for Horse Sport Ireland. The organisation was marred with multiple crises within the industry and on the board itself. I appreciate that a new board has been put in place and we wish all the new members well. The appearance of representatives from Horse Sport Ireland here today has engendered great interest across the equestrian community. We have been besieged with emails and correspondence from all sectors of the equestrian community, highlighting their many grievances with the way the organisation is being run at the moment. Showjumping Ireland, Dressage Ireland and Para Equestrian Ireland issued a joint communiqué, indicating that they are extremely concerned and believe Horse Sport Ireland may not be compliant and that many of the actions taken by HSI and its interactions both internally and externally could be considered to be in breach of the code. They point out that this is effectively self-certification. They consider that as a recipient of State funding, it essential that Horse Sport Ireland be requested to address the many areas where it is currently in breach of this code. It is a fairly hard-hitting statement.