Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 9 July 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Alleged Issue of Abuse of Greyhounds: Bord na gCon

Mr. Denis Healy:

Deputy Corcoran Kennedy asked about sampling. There is random sampling at every racetrack every night there is racing. For the competitions, we sample before and after races, perhaps targeting all the competitors. In fact, in the week before the finals or semi-finals of major competitions, there are visits and sampling at the premises of the greyhound owners, including on Sunday mornings. The visits are unannounced.