Mr. Brendan Gleeson:

Paragraph 43D is about a search warrant. It is the point I made earlier. For offences, one can look for a search warrant which allows one to search the dwelling of the individual concerned. Racing sanctions is a new provision. It is significant that the control committee and appeals committee determine whether there has been a breach of the racing code and whether a sanction should apply. The sanctions are provided for. We are talking about a financial sanction not exceeding €5,000, which is equivalent to a criminal offence on summary conviction in the district court; making a disqualification order which would relate to a dog owned by a particular person; or we an exclusion order which would prevent an individual person from participating in racing or coursing. We are also talking about the revocation or suspension of licences or permits.

Section (2) of head 17 is pretty important, and provides that: "A person who fails to pay a financial sanction and the costs or expenses of investigations or hearings imposed on him shall not be permitted to train, transfer ownership of or race greyhounds or attend at a greyhound race track until the amount is paid in full." I am told that it is quite difficult to get people to pay sanctions at the moment. This makes it clear that if they do not, they cannot participate in racing, full stop. It does not require any further process. I see Deputy Jackie Cahill smiling there. He may know more about this area than I do.