Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 9 December 2015
Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Committee Stage
10:00 am
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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It is necessary for the sake of clarity to retain the wording. The racing regulatory body will not be able to issue licences without the payment having been made. As such, it is only reasonable that it should be clear in the legislation. One cannot issue a licence if there is no payment for it.