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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I will check if we have the information on the total prize money.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: HRI projected that €42.1 million of its allocation of €56 million for 2022 would be allocated to prize money.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I am taking away the 20% for integrity and welfare which-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Of the €56 million, €42 million is allocated to prize money.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I am working off the figures we have here. So the total prize money pool of €51.5 million showed a reduction of €16 million on the previous year's total of €67 million. The owners' contribution was down by €3.4 million. The overall pool in the outgoing year was €67 million. That was the total prize funding.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: This is always going to be a contested space, because no matter how it is sliced and diced, there will always be people within a sector saying it should be done this way or that way. It is about getting the balance right in relation to how that is done so that all types of grassroots, be it farmers, trainers or owners, are supported, all the way right up to having top-class races as well...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: It is important for that to be done every year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: That is the role Horse Racing Ireland has. It is made up of representatives from across the sector. As a State we look at trying to give consistent funding that allows it to develop. Within Horse Racing Ireland the objective year on year is to assess the success of what is happening and engage with the Department around funding as well. The capacity is there to adjust that year on year....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: What you try and do is make sure that in terms of the races, whether they be small, medium or large races in different parts of the country, the support is spread well so there are opportunities for all types of trainers, owners, horses and breeders to benefit from the funding. The aim is to drive it on and give encouragement to everyone. It is there throughout the grassroots and there are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I have a couple of figures on the foal levy. Last year 38% of foals were charged at just under €100, 51% at between €150 and €300, and 11% at between €350 and €600. It is a structure that has been in place for a long time. The uptake and acceptance of it is strong in the sector. Like with everything, there are different views and it is one on which I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: It is the first time that question has been put to me. It is not something I have looked at in detail. It is something the committee has considered strongly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: It is something I will reflect on further, but I do not have a position on it at the moment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I read all of the reports that come out, but it is something to which I would have to give further consideration and thought before having a definitive position on it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I will come back with a written answer on that. It is something on which I would need to get more detail and come back directly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The objective of the ICC's work at the moment, with the registration software system that is being put in place, is to capture that information and have it clearly available.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: What I am saying is that we can get more information specifically on that. I do not run the ICC stud book. I am not a full expert on all of the ins and outs and minute details in relation to it. The plan here and what the ICC is working on, as well as the software it is adjusting and upgrading at the moment, is with the objective of having and capturing a lot of these data. That is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: It is important that we have as much information available as possible. As for the plans around what that can capture, it is welcome that it is under way and is being expedited. We can liaise further with the specific detail around it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: There has been massive work done and tremendous progress in relation to putting in place the rehoming approach. It is really welcome. Great work is being done by those who are rehoming as well. All of those should be supported. It is really important work. There has been progress in how it has evolved. Two years ago over, 1,700 greyhounds were rehomed. With IRGT assistance it was up...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The important thing here is the standard of care and welfare that is provided by the rehoming organisations. Their view otherwise is irrelevant to the level of care. I know that Rásaíocht Con Éireann is supporting it. It is something that we are supporting strongly in terms of Government funding in relation to ensuring that there is traceability and that there is rehoming....