2697. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the review (details supplied)of his Department's governance of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund, sent to the Oireachtas Committee of Public Accounts in November 2025, and specifically on the implementation of its recommendation to increase the share of the fund ring-fenced for welfare purposes; the number of equine fatalities related to the 2026 Galway Races Summer Festival; if his Department attaches any reporting or publication conditions to HRI's funding in respect of equine fatalities; if not, whether it intends to do so; and to make a statement on the matter. [60806/26]

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2697. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the review (details supplied)of his Department's governance of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund, sent to the Oireachtas Committee of Public Accounts in November 2025, and specifically on the implementation of its recommendation to increase the share of the fund ring-fenced for welfare purposes; the number of equine fatalities related to the 2026 Galway Races Summer Festival; if his Department attaches any reporting or publication conditions to HRI's funding in respect of equine fatalities; if not, whether it intends to do so; and to make a statement on the matter. [60806/26]

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1. 7 September 2026

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   2697. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the review (details supplied)of his Department's governance of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund, sent to the Oireachtas Committee of Public Accounts in November 2025, and specifically on the implementation of its recommendation to increase the share of the fund ring-fenced for welfare purposes; the number of equine fatalities related to the 2026 Galway Races Summer Festival; if his Department attaches any reporting or publication conditions to HRI's funding in respect of equine fatalities; if not, whether it intends to do so; and to make a statement on the matter. [60806/26]

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