Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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695. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when CCTV cameras will be installed on racecourses and in race yards as has been recommended to him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3241/22]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001 is a commercial State Body responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry.

Since 1st January 2018, the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) is the regulatory body for all horseracing in Ireland. The IHRB is a company limited by guarantee set up by the Turf Club and the Irish National Hunt Steeplechase Committee for the purpose of carrying out the regulatory and licensing functions for Irish horseracing.This body is responsible for protecting the integrity and reputation of Irish horseracing in Ireland.

HRI has allocated funding to the IHRB for the provision of CCTV at all racecourses as part of their integrity services budget. The IHRB has informed my Department that the tender process for CCTV at all racecourses is currently being finalised. The IHRB are continuing to target an urgent rollout of this project.