PAC criticises delay in installation of CCTV at Irish racecourses

Just one course in Ireland, Leopardstown, has had a CCTV system installed to date. File picture

The chair of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has criticised the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) for being unable to provide a timeline for the installation of CCTV at Irish racecourses.

Brian Stanley, a Sinn Féin TD and chair of the PAC, disparaged recent correspondence received by the PAC from IHRB chief executive Denis Egan, which said adhering to the board’s deadline of August 2021 – for awarding a contract for the installation of security systems at the country’s 25 racecourses – may be impacted by “the complexities” of the tenders received.