Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of jobs based on the horse and greyhound industry and the statistical basis for assessing the number employed in the sector; and if he will provide a breakdown of this figure. [57424/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The total employment in the Irish thoroughbred horse industry, both direct and indirect, was estimated to be 17,351 in 2010. This figure is contained in a report, commissioned by Irish Thoroughbred Breeders' Association, entitled “Analysis of the economic impact of the Irish Thoroughbred Horse Industry - Report Update”, Alan Dukes (2010). This Report can be obtained from the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders' Association.

The total employment in the greyhound industry, both direct and indirect, was estimated at 10,369 in 2011. This figure is contained in a report commissioned by Bord na gCon, “The Economic & Financial Significance of the Irish Greyhound Industry”, Jim Power (2011). This report can be obtained from Bord na gCon.