Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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The Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016 inserted a new section 29A in the primary legislation, providing that the Minister shall have the power to request information from Horse Racing Ireland, to give directions to Horse Racing Ireland and to require Horse Racing Ireland to carry out functions in line with "compliance with the Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies". It is just not the case that a State body can do whatever it likes without oversight. While the Minister is absolutely correct when he says he cannot compel Horse Racing Ireland to appoint anybody, equally it cannot appoint anybody without the Minister's approval.