Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

The last thing we want is to be back here talking about this kind of thing again. It seems that the licensing system is pretty key.

Horse Racing Ireland told us about the value of the industry and the number of jobs, and a lot of those are pretty hard jobs as well. Obviously, what we saw last week did not all relate to the horse racing side but it certainly has implications with regard to microchipping, traceability and other aspects. In fact, a number of horses that were slaughtered had recently raced. It knits into several elements of it. Has HRI been in contact with the Department about this? Obviously, there is a reputational risk here. There is reputational risk on a number of levels, including in the food chain, which is one for the Department. What engagement, if any, has HRI had with the Department following this? Has it had engagement with people in the industry contacting it about it? Are they making recommendations? What is happening there?