Mr. Paddy McCartan:

Very much so. It is a vibrant sector. It is a billion pound industry that could grow exponentially with not a huge amount of investment. How the investment is done would need to be very carefully thought out. Certainly, when we look at the Equestrian Competition Venues Owners Alliance, ECVOA, which involves 18 of the largest equestrian centres, we see that practically 95% of all equestrian pursuits go through equestrian centres. We hold the shows, the events and all the demonstrations and that kind of stuff. We give our facilities for training and that kind of thing. If we do not have those centres at a very high standard, we are risking very expensive young horses and risking riders and producers. Therefore, what we have to do is invest wisely. We would urge this committee to support us in getting investment for that specific sector. We believe that if the Government invests wisely and supports us in this, we will show tremendous benefits through the industry to grow the industry and contribute to its additional success.