Tom Shehan (Fine Gael)

Ireland has been lauded for centuries for its production of bloodstock and as a country of equine excellence. I was dismayed and disappointed that our showjumpers failed to qualify for the Olympics, yet we are lauded throughout the world for our breeding and equine excellence. Will the Leader invite the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food or, preferably, the chief executive officer of Horse Sport Ireland, HSI, to the House to explain the health of that organisation? I believe there is a cancer in HSI and that is the main reason our showjumpers did not qualify for the Olympics.