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105,000,000 euros in Government grants to Greyhound Racing since 2001
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animal rights |
press release
 Tuesday August 12, 2008 15:09 by Bernie Wright - Greyhound Action Ireland berniew at esatclear dot ie 087 2651720.
Bord na gCon get 105,000,000 euros from Irish Government , what about the needy?
Many areas have to be tackled in our efforts to end Greyhound racing in
Ireland. However none more vital than stopping the annual sports capital
grants from the Irish government. These have amounted to 105,000,000 euro
since 2001.As we are in a recession now surely Hospitals or the elderly
would be more deserving causes.
Contacting and appealing to Bord na gCon to stop the slaughter and suffering of Greyhounds that is inherent in racing is like asking the butcher to become vegan, maybe harder.
If these SPORTS CAPITAL grants were withdrawn it would certainly go a long
way towards making this ugly pastime less financially viable. Especially as
on 31st JULY 2008 the Irish Government TAX EXEMPTION for both the HORSE
and GREYHOUND BREEDERS will be removed, so these breeders will be tax liable
(like everyone else).
Read about the Grants at
http://www.arts-sport-tourism.gov.ie/grants_funding/def...ants1
The grants are awarded from the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism,
Kildare Street, Dublin.2 Phone 01.6313800.
The Sports unit however is located in Fossa, Killarney, County Kerry. Phone
064 27300. (+353 64) 27372 / 27338 / 27304 / 27369 lo call number 1890
273000
Major Capital Sports Projects Division, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 (+353 1)
631 3824
Sports Policy & Capital Division, Frederick Buildings (+353 1) 631 3919 or
(+353 1) 631 3922 (Sports Capital)
People in the sports section include Eoin Christie phone 064.27317, email
eoinchristie@dast.gov.ie. and Anne Reen Phone 064.27304, email
annereen@dast.gov.ie or general email
sportsunit1@dast.gov.ie
The MINISTER Martin Cullen can be reached at 051.851112 or 051.851543.(home)
email: martincullen@dast.gov.ie
Please email now outlining the cruelty in the Greyhound racing Industry and
request these grants be discontinued.
See www.greyhoundaction.org.uk for more on Greyhound racing.
Greyhound Action Ireland.
PO Box 4734.
Dublin.1
Ireland.
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Jump To Comment: 1 2Of course, let us not forget that the P.E. Equipment Grant for Primary Schools was "suspended" in 2002.
The government are not willing to fund sports equipment for schools (let McDonald's do that - see link), but are willing to pump 105 million euro into greyhound racing.
I shouldn't imagine anyone would be surprised at this sort of behaviour from government by now. The poor have no power.