Ms Martina Kenny:

Not really. Our funding from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine was €54,000 in 2023. Our spend this year was just over €1 million. We rely mainly on the public and some councils.

We help the Garda. Instead of the Garda having to take on the cost when a case comes in, we take it on. We get all of the vet reports and dentist reports and everything the Garda needs for prosecutions. This is for horses mainly but also for dogs. We hold the horses involved and sometimes it can be for up to three years. We pay for everything because we want prosecutions.