Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 17 July 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

General Scheme of Horse Racing Ireland (Amendment) Bill 2014: Discussion (Resumed)

11:45 am

Mr. Brian Kavanagh:

I think the industry recognises this and, in some ways, HRI acts as a buffer between the industry and the Government, in terms of the checks and balances necessary for a State body. Sometimes the industry does not appreciate this, and there is no need for it to do so, but HRI acts as a buffer.