Health Education Bureau Prize Money
Boland questioned whether cigarette firms received prize money from Bureau-sponsored events, citing a show-jumping prize linked to a cigarette brand. Haughey said no cigarette firm had received Bureau prize money and denied presenting a prize to a horse or firm.
asked the Minister for Health the amount of prize money paid to cigarette firms in events sponsored by the Health Education Bureau.
Comment on this
No prize money has been paid to cigarette firms in events sponsored by the Health Education Bureau.
Comment on this
Then would the Minister explain to whom the prize money was paid at the recent show jumping event which the Health Education Bureau sponsored?
Comment on this
I cannot give the Deputy any information about the general situation. But I can reassure him, as I have done in the question, that no cigarette firm has received any prize money from the Health Education Bureau.
Comment on this
Was it not the case that the Minister presented a prize to a horse named after a cigarette firm?