Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 March 2022
743. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the public funding received by a club (details supplied) either directly or indirectly through public funding given to Rásaíocht Con Éireann in each of the years 2019 to 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12446/22]
View answerCoursing is regulated under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958, chiefly by the Irish Coursing Club (ICC), subject to the general control and direction of Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ). Hare coursing is managed and regulated by the Irish Coursing Club (ICC). The organisation consists of 89 affiliated clubs from Ireland and Northern Ireland, all of whom must abide by the ICC’s rules and regulations.
Coursing receives no funding from the Government or RCÉ. Funding is derived from Stud Book registration fees and the ICC newspaper “The Sporting Press”.
