Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 6 December 2016
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine
4:20 pm
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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If mistakes were made in the past, as long as collectively we all learn from them, including those in the room and those outside it, it is a good thing. I do not want to say any more about it. We now have a situation where they have access to a track and let us see what comes out of the Indecon report.
Deputy McConalogue referenced the €80 million, which is certainly a lot of money and there are competing demands for that type of money. There is a five-year strategic plan for HRI and we receive its annual report. I do not see anything wrong with the suggestion that there should be engagement with the board on a structured basis. Perhaps the committee and the Department can take this up.