Written answers
Thursday, 7 October 2021
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Horse Racing Industry
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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462. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding provided to Horse Sport Ireland from 2016 to date in tabular form; the purpose of the allocation by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48866/21]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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Monies provided to Horse Sport Ireland by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine are as follows:
Year | Grant | Equine Technical Support |
---|---|---|
2016 | €1,870,000 | €543,066 |
2017 | €2,000,000 | €559,970 |
2018 | €2,500,000 | €465,698 |
2019 | €2,995,923 | €368,889 |
2020 | €3,985,921 | €252,259.36 |
2021 | €5,000,000 ( Approved) |
Horse Sport Ireland receives two sources of funding from the Department :
- An annual block grant, in recognition of its work in promoting, developing and maximising the potential of the Irish sport horse industry.
- Equine Technical Support Scheme, which is aimed at organisations in the overall equine sector. The total fund is €850,000. Funding is targeted at the organisations that represent and service the industry. It seeks to improve the facilities and services and supports the work of these organisations.
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