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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2017)

Pat Deering: There is the lab issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2017)

Pat Deering: Dr. McGrath made reference to an independent lab earlier. In the event that what he is suggesting happens and the new equipment is run presumably professionally, will there be any requirement for an independent lab outside the country?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2017)

Pat Deering: However, Dr. McGrath said the people in Limerick are professional.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2017)

Pat Deering: Would the provisions in the Bill as proposed be strong enough to ensure that the lab in Limerick would be sufficient to cater for-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2017)

Pat Deering: How long has the machine in Limerick been up and running?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2017)

Pat Deering: In regard to the red flag, how will that work from a practical point of view?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2017)

Pat Deering: There would have to be a period of time set within which the dog would have to be re-tested.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2017)

Pat Deering: How many owners-breeders are represented by GRII?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2017)

Pat Deering: That is an obvious question for the Department officials when they appear before the committee again during the final stages of our scrutiny of this legislation. It was mentioned that stakeholders can no longer engage with Ms Forde other than through the forum process. Is that the only means by which stakeholders can engage with her?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2017)

Pat Deering: Who made that decision?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2017)

Pat Deering: Thank you for that clarification.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2017)

Pat Deering: Just to clarify, this is the successor committee. The previous committee issued the report. To my information, the Morris report was not published at the time the committee here was doing its business. I am open to correction on that point. That is my understanding as to why it was referenced rather than being specifically addressed. Since then, the committee members have received copies...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2017)

Pat Deering: I wanted to point out that it was not published at the time. We had not seen it. I was a committee member then as were some other current members.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2017)

Pat Deering: Deputy McConalogue asked about amendments to the Bill. Are there any amendments the witnesses would like to see made?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2017)

Pat Deering: We will talk about that with the Department officials when they come back in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2017)

Pat Deering: The issue of the number of litters was mentioned. Have the witnesses any view on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2017)

Pat Deering: As there are no further questions, that completes our business. I thank the witnesses for coming before the committee today and thank them for their presentations. If they think any amendments may be required, they can send them along to the committee. We will continue to deal with this Bill over the next couple of weeks. Next week Sports Ireland will be here and the week after that we...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services Provision (23 May 2017)

Pat Deering: 530. To ask the Minister for Health the steps that can be taken to assist an organisation (details supplied) which is facing closure on 25 May 2017 due to historical governance issues which have not been addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24648/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Joint Committee (23 May 2017)

Pat Deering: Apologies have been received from Deputy Penrose. Before I begin, I remind members to make sure mobile phones are turned off. I propose that we go into private session to deal with some housekeeping matters.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (23 May 2017)

Pat Deering: It is proposed that the proposals listed in schedule B, namely, COM (2017) 68 and COM (2017) 128, do not warrant further scrutiny. Is that agreed? Agreed. We will suspend the meeting to allow the witness to take her seat.