APPENDIX IV: SELECTED STATISTICS ON THE IRISH GREYHOUND INDUSTRY

Race Meetings

Gate*

Book- maker

Tote

Grey- hounds

Grey- hounds

Turn- over (£ml)

Turn- over (£ml)

Ear-marked

Ex-ported

1990

1,839

525

28.7

7.0

21,578

9,932

1989

1,815

550

28.9

7.4

19,708

11,079

1988

1,853

563

29.1

7.7

19,913

8,996

1987

1,857

549

29.3

7.8

18,164

8,261

1986

1,774

556

28.8

8.1

17,676

8,953

1985

1,805

603

25.4

8.4

18,553

7,599

1984

1,860

648

19.3

9.1

15,908

6,457

1983

1,867

714

17.3

10.4

16,769

7,057

1982

1,921

774

17.9

10.6

17,711

5,223

1981

1,930

859

19.8

10.8

17,055

6,220

1980

2,011

958

19.8

10.2

17,433

5,584

1979

1,990

990

19.6

9.3

16,074

6,766

1978

1,949

952

15.7

8.1

16,547

6,607

1977

1,828

895

12.2

6.7

17,107

7,156

1976

1,980

1,020

12.4

7.0

15,584

7,329

1975

1,971

1,075

11.8

6.0

16,354

6,672

1974

1,906

995

9.9

4.6

14,886

7,297

1973

1,946

973

8.2

4.2

15,568

6,297

1972

1,818

900

6.9

3.6

15,811

6,661

1971

1,742

852

5.9

3.3

13,953

6,122