Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein)
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The primary focus of the Bill and Greyhound Racing Integrity Ireland is restoration of integrity. Even if we are seen to be going overboard in terms of what we are trying to do I believe it is the appropriate thing to do. Whatever needs to be done needs to done soon. Following enactment and implementation of this legislation a line will be drawn in the sand and we will be able to move on from all of the nonsense we have had up to now. If there is need for a higher percentage of testing, with a set percentage of tests being sent to different laboratories to ensure integrity in the process, then that should be done. However, providing for that in legislation will be a challenge. It can be difficult to ensure we do not provide in legislation measures that are difficult to implement. We will need to tease out this issue further before we can move forward.