Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

As the Government is aware, page 114 of the programme for Government states the Government will prioritise strategic investment to support modernisation of the greyhound and horse racing sector. In recent days we have had a lot of turmoil, and yesterday evening the Minister appeared before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine to discuss this. Two issues are coming to the fore on this. The board of Horse Racing Ireland, supposedly because of a mix-up, inadvertently misled the Minister. There is also the issue that a business case was put forward-----

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