Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 24 November 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Photo of Lynn BoylanLynn Boylan (Sinn Fein)
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On the horse racing industry, I have a question on traceability and responsibility for horses that are found abandoned. Who is responsible if a racehorse that has been fitted with a microchip is found abandoned? For example, if a racehorse is owned by a syndicate but being cared for by a keeper who finds it has been abandoned, where does the buck stop or who is responsible for that horse if it is found to be abandoned?