Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 4 April 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion

4:00 pm

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

On the same point, if somebody who is banned by the racing control committee from entering a track does so, the legislation provides that such a person may be required to leave, and "a person who fails to leave may be removed by any person acting under the direction of the licensee under the greyhound race track licence relating to the track." What happens next? It is going to be very difficult to physically remove somebody who is being particularly difficult. That is a difficult thing for anyone to do, whether it would be a security man or whoever. What is the sanction? Is the person then trespassing? Can the race track call the Garda or is there a follow-on? If not, it is open to somebody to be totally obstructive and there are no means available to the track to follow through.

Comments

No comments

Log in or join to post a public comment.