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

Mr. Brendan Gleeson:

Yes and again, in practice, that is the case. It happens anyway but there is a little bit of symbolism involved here. We felt it was important to include something explicit in this Bill and not to rely on the provisions of another Bill to give the greyhound body vires when it comes to animal welfare. That is why it is included here.