Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 2 October 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Discussion (Resumed)

5:30 pm

Mr. Flor Madden:

To follow on from that, there is an absence of policy for our para-athletes and for riding for the disabled. There is an absence of policy for children who require equine therapy. These are people we are all letting down. We are telling a four-year-old child who has to wait a minimum of two years for equine therapy to come back in two years and maybe we can talk to him or her. We are letting these people down. We are letting down our para-athletes. These are the most vulnerable people we have and we are failing them.