Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent) | Oireachtas source

A five-year strategy document has been completed by the Irish Harness Racing Association, IHRA. It was signed off by the IHRA's board. The Department is in the process of signing off on it also. A two-year application has been submitted for 2019 funding, that is, seed funding and recurring funding. Will the Minister acknowledge that seed funding on its own is not enough to be sustainable for the board, and will he do his best to assist this very worthwhile organisation in the great work it is doing?

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