Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Army Equitation Regulations.
- Army horse riding rules 4 speeches
The Taoiseach said he had only forwarded representations to the Defence Minister and that regulations do not restrict Army horses to Army officers; civilian use remains under discussion.
Jim O'Keeffe, Charles J. Haughey
- Army horses for an Olympic team 8 speeches
Asked whether Army horses would be available if Ireland joined a boycott of the Moscow Olympics, the Taoiseach said the Government had not yet considered the question.
Jim O'Keeffe, Joseph Brennan, Charles J. Haughey
- Representations on Army horses 9 speeches
The Taoiseach said a representative group from the show jumping association had made the representations. The exchange ended with jokes about the horses becoming ministers or a consul.
Frank Cluskey, Charles J. Haughey, John Horgan, Gerald L'Estrange
asked the Taoiseach the reasons for his intervening in the regulations and practice of allowing Army officers only to ride Army horses.
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I did not intervene in this matter in the manner suggested in newspaper reports. My involvement was confined to transmitting to the Minister for Defence, for his consideration, representations which were made to me. The Defence Force regulations do not prescribe that Army horses are to be ridden only by Army officers.
Comment on this
Is it the situation that Army horses will be available to civilian riders if required?
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Arising out of the situation, what would be the position in the event of a decision by the Government to join in the boycott of the Moscow Olympic Games? Would these horses be available to a team——
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The Taoiseach said he passed on representations made to him to the Minister for Defence. From whom were these representations received?
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Would the Taoiseach assure the House that there is no truth in the rumour that he will make any of these horses into Ministers of State?
