Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

As everything else goes down, public money goes up. I am all for public services and public bodies. I am no expert, but I have looked at the report and it outlines serious concerns. It tells the IGB that "Both from a welfare and from a financial perspective, the industry must now move to put racing at the centre of what it does". I might have my own views on whether that is appropriate, but I am simply reading what the report states. It states the industry "must ensure that breeding is undertaken to support the industry and not as an alternative to it". I ask Mr. Dollard to listen to what is stated in those lines. I have a serious difficulty with greyhound racing and I am looking at what the report is telling the IGB. Surely this issue warrants discussion at board level, rather than just a reaction that it is not based on the facts. Please tell me that the board discussed the report, analysed it and stated, "This is what we will do".