Mr. Brendan Gleeson:

We are talking about legislation that specifically deals with greyhound racing. The Animal Remedies Act provides for criminal offences in cases where people are supplying or administering prohibitive substances. It would be possible to take action under the Animal Remedies Act in appropriate circumstances where it applied but what we are providing for here are issues relating to greyhound racing. One of the criticisms in the Indecon report and in the general public narrative is the length of time it takes to administer justice in this system and we felt that addressing that was best served by having very strong powers for authorised officers when they are administering racing sanctions. Unfortunately, however, the legal limitation on that is this power to search a person's home. It can only be done with the person's consent.