Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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209. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 416 of 8 November 2016, if he will provide a list of the nominating bodies which receive funding from the taxpayer, distributed by Horse Racing Ireland, including the amounts of such funding; if he will provide a list of the individual nominating bodies in receipt of funding; the amount or amounts of money each individual body receive in public funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35244/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The current HRI Board is made up of 14 members comprising:

a Chairman & two ordinary members – Appointed by the  Minister

a representative of the industry in Northern Ireland – Appointed by Minister

3 Racing Regulatory Body Nominees – the Racing Regulatory Body receives annual integrity funding directly from HRI as provided for under legislation. Details of this funding are published in the Annual Accounts of HRI.

Persons employed directly in the Industry – the Irish Stable Staff Association does not receive any direct funding from HRI but receives indirect funding as a prize money deduction.

Persons Employed in the Industry – this has been a nominee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) which does not receive any direct or indirect funding from HRI.

Authorised Racecourses – the Association of Irish Racecourses does not receive funding either directly or indirectly from HRI.

Racehorse Owners – the Association of Irish Racehorse Owners does not receive funding either directly or indirectly from HRI.

Racehorse Trainers – the Irish Racehorse Trainers Association does not receive any direct funding from HRI but receives indirect funding as a prize money deduction.

Racehorse Breeders – the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders Association does not receive any direct funding from HRI but receives indirect funding from the Foal Levy.

Authorised Bookmakers – the Irish National Bookmakers Association does not receive funding either directly or indirectly from HRI.