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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (4 Apr 2017)
Jackie Cahill: I wish to first state that I am a director of a track. I wish to comment on the provisions for the establishment, layout and construction of a track. The layout of a track has become an important issue and we have had a number of cases. Controls are mentioned later. However, we cannot stand over the layout of the track. People cannot say that different people had uncontrolled access to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (4 Apr 2017)
Jackie Cahill: There are arguments taking place at present with trainers saying that some of the feed that was imported could contain certain residues, which is having an effect. How will that be addressed in this?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (4 Apr 2017)
Jackie Cahill: I have another question when we come to that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (4 Apr 2017)
Jackie Cahill: The integrity of the industry has come under fire, unjustly I believe. For me, this is the most important part of the Bill for the reputation of the industry. I accept it is technical but surely a threshold can be inserted, such as finding minute substances that would not affect the performance of a dog. In all tests for residues there is a tolerance level allowed as it does not have any...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (4 Apr 2017)
Jackie Cahill: Does the legislation as it stands cover checking at trials and sales?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (4 Apr 2017)
Jackie Cahill: It is not done at present.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (4 Apr 2017)
Jackie Cahill: I understand there is testing at trainers' yards but I have never seen any testing done at a sale. Did it start last year?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (4 Apr 2017)
Jackie Cahill: I would approve of provision being made for it in the Bill. It should be in the Bill. If it is to be provided for, two or three dogs should automatically be picked out and tested.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (4 Apr 2017)
Jackie Cahill: This is done in the horse racing industry, I would not say frequently. People can be banned from racecourses for a period. While it has never been in greyhound racing legislation before, it is there in the horse racing legislation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (4 Apr 2017)
Jackie Cahill: If a person who has been sanctioned or banned in another country and comes here to train, is there any provision to extend the sanction or ban to Ireland? Are we going to operate independently? Can someone who is banned in the UK come here to train?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (4 Apr 2017)
Jackie Cahill: The person's past record is taken into account.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (4 Apr 2017)
Jackie Cahill: It is a good development that they are to be appointed by the Minister.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (4 Apr 2017)
Jackie Cahill: Would that be reversible? If there is a sanction on coursing, will it apply to the track as well?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (4 Apr 2017)
Jackie Cahill: With regard to the qualified people needed for that control committee, we are talking about a limited group of individuals. Is it sensible to have the term of office the same as the board? The committee might find a good vet or a good barrister who is prepared to serve. How many of those will be found who are willing to devote their time to a greyhound control committee?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (4 Apr 2017)
Jackie Cahill: I just think that the pool of people who would be willing to do this is very limited.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (4 Apr 2017)
Jackie Cahill: Even more so in this case in that they must have serious expertise to sit on the control committee. The number of people with that expertise who are willing to devote their time to the committee could be very limited.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (4 Apr 2017)
Jackie Cahill: I do not disagree with having the term of office in the Bill, but in this instance I think that it might not be practical.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (4 Apr 2017)
Jackie Cahill: I do not think that would work in practice because of the significant turnover of people. I do not believe a sufficient pool of people would be available.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (4 Apr 2017)
Jackie Cahill: Will the committee be a subcommittee of the board?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (4 Apr 2017)
Jackie Cahill: Who will appoint the appeals committee?