Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 30 May 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed)
3:00 pm
Mr. Frank Nyhan:
As the Deputy correctly identified, it is a type of catch-all offence. Our recommendation comes from the experience of people trying to find reasons to not be found liable of other offences. It is designed for such a situation. A catch-all offence would probably reduce the number of challenges.
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