Mr. Aidan O'Driscoll:

I am aware that the interim CEO has been going through staffing in Bord na gCon and I would be happy to raise that matter with him and bring his attention to it.

Bord na gCon gets a significant subvention from the State. As the Deputy knows, we are locked into an 80:20 relationship between what we give to horse racing and what we give to dog racing through the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund, which the Oireachtas considers regularly. My understanding is that the contribution from the State to Bord na gCon is approximately 30% of the latter's income, so it raises quite a bit itself. I also understand that, in recent years, it has been more successful in raising funds through its food and beverage offering and so on at race tracks. It took that operation back into the board.