Mr. D.J. Histon:

I do not have the detail to hand. The most significant fine was €5,000, the lowest was €2,000 and there was also a fine of €4,000. It was in that range. As I said, one will not find such fines in any other jurisdiction.

Deputy Martin Kenny asked about traceability, ears being cut off and so on. There are not many such cases, although that is no excuse, and they happened prior to the introduction of microchipping. All dogs are now tattooed and microchipped at the same time. We also obtain the DNA of the dam and the stud sire. In the event of a blood analysis, therefore, a DNA check can be done at Wetherby Racecourse, where all the information is stored.

I touched on the export of dogs. Work with the GBGB commenced before the "Prime Time" programme aired. The Welfare of Greyhounds Act 2011 obligates an owner and a buyer to notify the stud book of changes of ownership and so on.

In these cases, however, the dogs go to the UK in the first instance. We have seen that certain dogs can end up in Pakistan as well. As to how we can close that loop, Deputy O'Sullivan said that where there is a will, there is a way. I know that the Attorney General has said that one cannot stop dogs being exported to countries which the Deputy thinks do not have proper welfare standards.