Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 March 2026
396. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1455 of March 18 2026, the marketing plans submitted and approved at the start of year for 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 by the Irish Horse Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23481/26]
View answer397. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual work plans submitted by the Horse Sport Ireland at the start of each year and the corresponding year-end report on activities for 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23482/26]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 396 and 397 together.
The contracts for the delivery of National Breeding Services and the National Marketing Services for the Sport Horse Sector both commenced on 1 January 2023 and will conclude at the end of 2026.
My Department has commenced the tendering process for the delivery of both of these services from 1 January 2027.
Given the commercial sensitivities associated with annual work plans, it would not be appropriate to make these publicly available.
However, the approved activities in respect of the these services for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 are included in the annual reports published on the following link gov.ie - Animal Breeding: www.gov.ie/en/publication/412da-animal-breeding/#zootechnics-and-recognised-establishments-in-the-zootechnical-field or at the following webpage: www.gov.ie/en/department-of-agriculture-food-and-the-marine/publications/animal-breeding.
The 2026 report will not be available until after the end of this year.
