Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 18 May 2017
Public Accounts Committee
Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed)
9:00 am
Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour)
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Comparisons between the horse racing and greyhound industries were discussed on the previous occasion the witness gave evidence here. He said: "The on-Tote revenues for horse racing and greyhound racing have continued to operate in very challenging betting environments since 2007, with a decline in Tote revenues of 67.9% at domestic horse tracks and 66% at greyhound tracks." However, if one were to look at what was said at a meeting of this committee attended by Mr. Meaney and the former CEO, Mr. Neilan, several years ago which I had the pleasure of watching recently, you spoke about 30 contracts being signed in regard to expanding the capacity of the organisation to grow markets in Austria, Spain, and several other places. How many of those contracts were signed?