Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This Bill has been carefully crafted to set out clearly the roles of HRI and the Racing Regulatory Body. This amendment would upset that balance. HRI is not an agent of the Racing Regulatory Body but has clear legal functions under this legislation. In the circumstances I do not think it would be helpful to accept the proposed amendment.

I know what the Deputy is saying in this amendment. It is not inconsistent with the conversation we had on Committee Stage but to put into the legislation that HRI is effectively an agent of the Racing Regulatory Body infers from the point of view of a legal definition something that is not there. I will not accept it.

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