Réada Cronin (Kildare North, Sinn Fein)
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I understand. I am grateful they are still here.

There have been 641 thoroughbreds slaughtered so far this year, as reported in The Irish Mirror last week. Thoroughbreds are not bred for slaughter like other animals in the food chain. They are bred for racing. I will not ask the witnesses from HRI whether they would be embarrassed about that, as I know that the horse racing industry is working in the capitalist system, which is fine, but should HRI have any duty of care to the thoroughbreds in its industry? People make a great deal of money from them and HRI got €76 million in taxpayers’ money last year. Six hundred and forty-one is a large figure, is it not?