Mr. Pat Herbert:

The Greyhound Racing Act 2019 chiefly assigns Greyhound Racing Ireland as the promoters and developers of greyhound racing in Ireland. The Irish Kennel Club is very much based on greyhound breeds. It has its own microchipping database as well. In Greyhound Racing Ireland, the registrations are carried out through the offices of the Irish Coursing Club, which is based in Clonmel. It is the statutory appointed body that looks after all areas of registration, breeding, mating, whelping and litter registration. Chiefly, under the provisions of the 2019 Act, we are the purveyors of racing regulation and welfare maintenance relating to the greyhound industry. We also have authorised officers under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 in addition to being operators Welfare of Greyhounds Act 2011, which is the only set of statutory legislation in this country chiefly assigned to one canine breeds, that being greyhounds.