The horse and greyhound racing industries receive financial support from the State through the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund, under section 12 of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001. People may not realise this but all the funding comes from gambling and it all goes into the one industry of horse racing and greyhound racing. This was split 80:20 between horse racing and greyhound racing.
That is correct for the horse racing industry, but I do not think it is correct for the greyhound industry. Others can correct me if I am wrong, but I believe the horse racing industry receives financial support from the State through the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund, with €72.8 million having been allocated to support horse racing in 2023, 80% of which can be applied to prize money. If I am honest, I believe the greyhound and horse racing industry monetises animal suffering.
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Tellers: Tá, Senators Alice-Mary Higgins and Eileen Flynn; Níl, Senators Seán Kyne and Robbie Gallagher..
| Question | Result | Tá–Níl |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment put: | Lost | 9–25 |
| Amendment put: | Lost | 9–25 |
| Question put: "That the motion be agreed to." | Carried | 29–8 |
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