Mr. Gerard Dollard:

That forms part of our strategic plan. We are doing two things. First, we are trying to get a focus on quality breeding. Through education and information, we are trying to get people who are interested in the greyhound industry to look at lines before they start breeding so that they can know whether there is a good prospect of a racing greyhound. Second, we have held advanced discussions with a third level institution about launching a certificate in greyhound studies, which would be a two-year programme. We hope that people would avail of it to professionalise the approach to the industry and give them the necessary tools to engage in quality breeding programmes.

Breeding is likely a national policy issue, in that it is not all about the greyhound. The question of breeding applies to all dogs and needs to be considered on that basis.