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Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)

Andrew Doyle: Those data are not stored on the microchip. The microchip obviously stays with the animal. There are also ear markings. We can get up-to-date figures from Bord na gCon as to whether it is 80%, 85% 90% or whatever. We can then get the percentage that are rehomed. We are then left with a small cohort. What we are left with then is the total of number of canines exported and where they were...

Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)

Andrew Doyle: They were subsequently registered there.

Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)

Andrew Doyle: No.

Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Nov 2018)

Andrew Doyle: I do not intend to move the amendment at this time.

Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Andrew Doyle: I will discuss amendments Nos. 1 to 15, inclusive. Amendments Nos. 5 to 13, inclusive, and amendment No. 15 are consequential to other amendments in this group. When Indecon carried out its review of Bord na gCon in 2014, the organisation had debts of €23 million, largely due to the investment in Limerick stadium. This debt has hindered the development of the industry ever since....

Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Andrew Doyle: It is amendment No. 3. Senator Ó Domhnaill's amendment No. 14 concerns board members stepping down immediately once their term ends. The current wording is a safeguarding provision and is a standard provision in modern legislation, including the Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016. The board will have to take into account the skill gaps that have to be filled at any point in time. This...

Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Andrew Doyle: It is.

Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Andrew Doyle: As I stated on Committee Stage, I am opposed in principle to compelling Rásaíocht Con Éireann to make regulations. The provisions set out here are enabling provisions, all of which may not be required to be made at this time. By necessity, this is an exhaustive list of the principles and policies which Rásaíocht Con Éireann may wish to regulate for. It was...

Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Report Stage (29 Nov 2018)

Andrew Doyle: With regard to section 26 and to deal with the Senator's amendments, the Irish Coursing Club, ICC, is responsible for the identification and registration of greyhounds in the Irish greyhound stud book. Detailed rules governing the practice of artificial insemination of greyhounds were set down in the Artificial Insemination of Greyhounds Regulations, SI 561 of 2005. They were made by Bord...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (5 Dec 2018)

Andrew Doyle: The Deputy outlined many issues in the beef sector. On the specific issue of trimming, I understand from my colleague, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Creed, that the Department is providing additional resources for on-the-floor monitoring of the current situation. He has asked to be kept appraised. It is unacceptable if excess trimmings are being taken from...

Climate Change: Statements (6 Dec 2018)

Andrew Doyle: I am pleased to present the annual transition statement on the agriculture, forest and land use sector on behalf of the Department and the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. As one of the key sectors involved in the first national mitigation plan, it is only right to restate the vision for the sector which is an approach to carbon neutrality in the agriculture and land use...

European Investment Fund Agreement Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (6 Dec 2018)

Andrew Doyle: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." I welcome this opportunity to present the European Investment Fund Agreement Bill 2018 to the House. This short technical Bill will enable the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation and the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to enter into agreements with the European Investment Fund, known as the EIF, to facilitate...

European Investment Fund Agreement Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Second Stage (6 Dec 2018)

Andrew Doyle: I thank all the Deputies who contributed and welcome the fact that they all indicated that they would support this Bill. As I stated at the outset, this Bill is urgent as it will give both Ministers the power to sign an agreement with the European Investment Fund by the end of the year for the purposes of launching the future growth loan scheme in early 2019. The scheme is a key Brexit...

European Investment Fund Agreement Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Referral to Select Committee (6 Dec 2018)

Andrew Doyle: I move:That the Bill be referred to the Select Committee on Business, Enterprise and Innovation pursuant to Standing Orders 84A(3)(a) and 149(1).

Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (20 Dec 2018)

Andrew Doyle: Yes. I thank the Senators. I will speak on amendment No. 23, which is in the name of Senators Ó Domhnaill and Norris, regarding the stringent prohibition in line with best international practice. To insert the words being proposed instead of the words "residue limits" would be to remove Rásaíocht Con Éireann's powers to set limits for ordinary animal remedies. Second,...

Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (20 Dec 2018)

Andrew Doyle: This amendment is a breach of racing regulations specific to the use of prohibited substances. Breaches of sanctions are the domain of the control committee and the appeal committee, rather than the board. Revocations and suspensions by the board relate to administrative matters like the non-payment of licence fees or similar breaches of licence conditions. Appeals of these board decisions...

Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (20 Dec 2018)

Andrew Doyle: What about the other amendments?

Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (20 Dec 2018)

Andrew Doyle: The Leas-Chathaoirleach is happy that amendment No. 34 has been addressed.

Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (20 Dec 2018)

Andrew Doyle: On amendments Nos. 31 and 32 in regard to the length of each term and the maximum number of terms a member of the control committee may serve, as I stated on Committee Stage, the standard practice and in compliance with codes of governance is for committee members to serve two terms. During pre-legislative scrutiny, the joint committee recognised that it may be difficult to find sufficient...

Seanad: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (20 Dec 2018)

Andrew Doyle: I thank the Senators. I appreciate that this is a sincerely held concern on the part of most Senators in this House. I have been charged with minding animals since the day I was born and I am as acutely aware of animal welfare as anybody else here. To be honest, the only accurate data available is based on the Irish greyhounds registered with the database of the Greyhound Board of Great...