Tote Ireland Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Horse Racing Ireland. Tote Ireland Limited is incorporated under the Companies Acts. Financial statements are prepared for Tote Ireland Limited for each financial year in accordance with Irish company law and statutory returns are filed with the Companies Office. In addition the annual report and accounts of Tote Ireland Limited are laid by my Department before both Houses of the Oireachtas.
Most of the detail sought by the Deputy appears in the statutory accounts or in the Notes to the Financial Statements which form part of the statutory accounts. The 2012 annual report and accounts of Tote Ireland Limited, which are the most recent available, were laid before both Houses in 2013 and these show the following:
- Payments to Racecourses are included in the Profit and Loss Account, €135,648 (2012).
- Details in relation to Staff Numbers and Costs are contained in Note 1 to the Financial Statements.
- A detailed breakdown of Operating and Administration Expenses is contained in Note 2.
Details of Sponsorship costs are not published by Tote Ireland Limited. The Deputy may wish to request this information directly from Horse Racing Ireland
