Pat O'Neill (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the representatives from the Irish Greyhound Owners and Breeders Federation. Ms Frank referred to greyhound racing as a "hobby". I suppose that in times of recession, hobbies can be dropped. The fact that some treat greyhound racing as a hobby may be why there are fewer breeders and even fewer people participating in the sport. Can Ms Frank indicate how many owners are represented on Bord na gCon? Ms Frank also referred to greyhound racing as:

This is a huge tree of industry and it has many branches. A large number of those branches were allowed to grow wild and untamed instead of being clipped and cut from time to time to allow the base the nourishment it needs to withstand the weight at the top.

Is she speaking of just one branch? If not, will she outline to the committee the branches that grew wild, that were not curtailed and that were not properly governed?