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Thursday, 7 October 2021

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Horse Racing Industry

Photo of Matt CarthyMatt 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]

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie 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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