Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 16 January 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Indecon Review of Irish Harness Racing Sector: Irish Harness Racing Association

3:30 pm

Mr. Arthur Cooper:

That sub-committee was formed 12 months ago and has met on a regular basis. It actually monitors the whole racing and testing etc. We consider that as number one, particularly with the programme going international.

As for the prize money, the PMU, or Le Trot, has a requirement that we have a minimum of €5,000 per race for those PMU meetings. Consequently, a portion of that 3% goes straight back to the stakeholders and those in the industry from a prize money perspective. On a week-to-week basis, Mr. Flanagan has some figures.