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Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

Martin Ferris: I move amendment No. 12:In page 8, line 40, after "administration," to insert "and", and after "governance," to insert "(other than the administration and governance of point-to-point racing)". The amendment is self-explanatory and essentially technical in nature.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

Martin Ferris: I will withdraw my amendment.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

Martin Ferris: I move amendment No. 14:In page 9, to delete lines 4 and 5. The amendment seeks to provide a single structure for the administration and financial management of horse racing and calls for the deletion of lines 4 and 5 as it undermines the independence of a separate body.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

Martin Ferris: My counter argument is that the Bill undermines the integrity of the regulatory body which can create difficulties. Several people working in the industry have concerns about this aspect and that is why I tabled my amendment. It does not augur well if there is a suggestion that the confidence or whatever of the body will be undermined. I withdraw my amendment.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

Martin Ferris: I move amendment No. 15:In page 9, line 8, to delete “all charges, including the collection of licence fees” and substitute “excluding the issuing and”.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

Martin Ferris: No, just one amendment.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

Martin Ferris: I move amendment No. 16:In page 9, line 11, to delete “other than”.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

Martin Ferris: I move amendment No. 20:In page 9, line 19, to delete "including the" and substitute "excluding the issuing and". The amendment is self-explanatory. Paragraph (i) states:the naming of horses, the issuing of horseracing passports and registration of matters relating to racehorses, including the registration of hunter certificates. I seek to delete the words "including the" and substitute...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

Martin Ferris: I move amendment No. 28:In page 11, line 34, to delete “shall not be bound by any recommendation” and substitute “shall be bound by any recommendation”. The amendment states that HRI shall not be bound by any recommendation of the race fixing committee and that the final decision on race fixtures shall be taken by HRI. I do not see the logic in that. The race...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

Martin Ferris: I have made the argument. The people who are charged with the responsibility are on the fixtures committee. One would assume they have a hands-on approach and that their recommendations should be binding. People sitting on boards are usually divorced from the reality in many instances. People who sit on boards can, for political or other reasons, use their influence to undermine the...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

Martin Ferris: I move amendment No. 29:In page 12, to delete lines 9 and 10 and substitute the following:"(4) The relevant industry representative bodies should determine the constituencies and method of election of members of the industry services committee.". The Bill reads, "HRI shall determine the constituencies and method of election of members of the industry services committee." Instead of HRI, the...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

Martin Ferris: Yes.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

Martin Ferris: On amendments Nos. 29 and 30, regarding the industry services committee-----

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

Martin Ferris: Criteria are set down there whereby the constituencies the various representatives come from, and the five members, are determined by HRI and not by the constituencies themselves. When we look at the likes of jockeys and qualified riders, there are people other than stable staff employed in the horse racing industry. What about trade unions? Is there any avenue for somebody from a trade...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

Martin Ferris: They decide for themselves.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

Martin Ferris: The people on this subcommittee will be from the services within the horse racing industry or people associated with the horse racing industry, so they are supportive of this sector. The Minister mentioned jockeys and persons other than stable staff employed in the racing industry. That is not a problem, but the size of that constituency should be determined by the sector itself. If Horse...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

Martin Ferris: The Bill currently states, "HRI shall determine the constituencies and method of election of members of the industry services committee". If we wanted to find some sort of agreed position, perhaps this could be changed to "HRI shall consult with the various constituencies and agree after consultation the constituencies and how-----"

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

Martin Ferris: "Consult widely and-----"

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

Martin Ferris: It should have to agree the constituencies.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Committee Stage (9 Dec 2015)

Martin Ferris: I move amendment No. 30:In page 12, to delete line 39, and in page 13, to delete line 1 and substitute the following:"(4) The relevant industry bodies representative of bookmakers, shall determine the constituencies and method of election of members to the betting committee.". I am moving this amendment formally so that we can come back to it on Report Stage.