Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 26 November 2013
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2013: Motions
3:10 pm
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Yes. If this was the horse industry fund and the dogs industry fund there would be a different interpretation. This is about supporting the thoroughbred industry, which is horse racing, as opposed to Horse Sport Ireland, which is very much around eventing and show jumping, which is also a huge industry, and likewise in the dog side.