Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 15 June 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Strategic Priorities for Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion
Ms Suzanne Eade:
Horse racing, as a gambling product, is a mature product. We do not face some of the issues that might be seen with, say, casino gambling and that drive some of the very dangerous behaviour. Nevertheless, we are conscious of our role and of what that advertising means. At the moment, there is not a direct link between the tax and what we receive in our funding. I think we would receive funding in any event to keep the industry going, so I-----