Sport horses worth €708m to Ireland’s economy
Ireland’s sport Equus caballus manufacture contributes €708 1000000 a twelvemonth to the country’s economy, a written report yesteryear the University College Dublin has revealed.
The report, titled Economic Contribution of the Sport Horse Industry to the Irish Gaelic Economy, was unveiled this calendar week by Simon Coveney, Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food in addition to the Marine.
The written report was commissioned yesteryear Horse Sport Ireland, funded yesteryear the National Development Plan 2007 – 2013 in addition to was prepared nether the guidance of doc Alan Fahey, UCD School of Agriculture in addition to Food Science.
The written report highlights the importance of the Irish Gaelic Sport Horse sector in addition to revealed that:
- The sport Equus caballus manufacture contributes €708 1000000 per annum to the Irish Gaelic economy.
- The sport Equus caballus population inward Republic of Ireland was estimated to live on 124,000 equines.
- More than 47,000 people are estimated to live on involved inward the industry
- Some 29,295 individuals derive all or utilization of their income from the sector
- Total full-time job inward the sector was estimated to live on to a greater extent than than 12,500 people
“The Sport Horse Sector is an of import utilization of the economical in addition to social stuff of rural Ireland,” Coveney said.
“This report confirms that fact in addition to too provides a really useful root of upward to appointment information inward price of devising policy for the sector. I am really pleased that my Department was able to fund the projection through the National Development Plan in addition to I desire to compliment UCD in addition to Horse Sport Republic of Ireland for the professional person agency inward which the project results were presented.”
Dr Alan Fahey from UCD said: “There are many facets to the Sport Horse sector in addition to when y'all line them all together inward a study such equally this it demonstrates that it is a sector which has really of import utilization to play inward our economy. For a relatively little Government investment it makes a really pregnant impact.”
Horse Sport Ireland Chairman Joe Walsh thanked the UCD in addition to HSI’s affiliate bodies for their assistance alongside the project, which he described equally a comprehensive in addition to detailed slice of work.
“It volition live on really helpful inward demonstrating how of import the sport Equus caballus sector is to every parish in addition to hamlet inward Ireland,” he said.
» The sum written report (PDF) tin live on downloaded here.
Belum ada Komentar untuk "Sport horses worth €708m to Ireland’s economy"
Posting Komentar