Written answers
Thursday, 17 October 2019
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Equine Industry
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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250. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual capital funding provided to an organisation (details supplied); and his plans to provide capital funding in 2020. [42849/19]
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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My Department does not currently provide capital funding directly to the Irish Equine Centre (IEC), but I am aware that they have received some capital funding in recent years through Horse Racing Ireland (HRI), for IT and forensic equipment.
I have received submissions, both from HRI and the IEC itself, for state funding for a redevelopment of the Equine Centre's facilities. This proposed redevelopment would expand and improve the current campus, and address serious concerns over the original building.
I support the redevelopment of the IEC which will allow their laboratories to continue their valuable support work to the equine industry, and I will be discussing proposals with my cabinet colleagues in the near future.
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