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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I have a question about the IRGT fund, which provides financial assistance to a number of private greyhound rehoming organisations, as well as doing its own direct rehoming. According to a response to a parliamentary question the Minister gave, this assistance is available to all such organisations upon application. It covers neutering, vaccination, dental costs and things like that. Any...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Does the Minister think that somebody should be contacting the Irish Greyhound Owners and Breeders Federation to tell it to remove that statement? We want people to rehome their greyhounds, that is what we all want. We do not want unwanted greyhounds being dealt with in an inappropriate manner. We want them to be rehomed but the owners and breeders have a statement of the website advising...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I have a question regarding the concerns about the 29% increase in greyhound deaths at racetracks in 2021.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: According to a response to a parliamentary question, there was a 29% increase in greyhound deaths at racetracks in 2021. What measures will be put in place to ensure that figure will be reduced in future?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: The last question then is about the strategy. In its business plan and strategy, the Greyhound Board of Great Britain has stated that it wants to reduce reliance on Irish-bred dogs. Is this a cause for concern given that 85% of the dogs that are currently racing in British racetracks are Irish bred? The Preferred Results report from 2017 spoke about the fact that Irish greyhound racing is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: This is more about a business plan, however. The Preferred Results report of 2017 pointed out that breeding in excess in Ireland is a financial risk to the viability of greyhound racing here. Between 83% and 85% of the dogs racing in Britain are coming from Ireland but now the British greyhound racing body is saying it wants to reduce the reliance on Irish dogs. I would have thought that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I do not think it is disputed that 85% of dogs racing in Britain are Irish-born dogs. That was not disputed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: It comes back to the point on forming part of the financial review if we have a business model based on exporting a large number of the dogs bred in Ireland to Britain and Britain is now saying it wants to reduce the reliance on dogs. This this why Deputy Carthy called for the financial review. This would come into it. This is a financial risk for Greyhound Racing Ireland if there is...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: First, I will ask the Leader later for an update on when the legislation on e-scooters will come back to this House, but this morning I want to focus on neutrality because I will not get an opportunity to speak on tonight's Private Member's motion. I doubt that I am the only person who has found the constant questioning of our neutrality over recent years very worrying. It has escalated...

Seanad: Public Order and Safe Streets: Statements (23 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I ask that speakers keep to the two and a half minutes of allotted time. The next speaker is Senator Crowe. He is sharing time with Senator Murphy.

Seanad: Public Order and Safe Streets: Statements (23 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: The Senator will be ganged up on if he takes the time of people who are waiting to come in.

Seanad: Public Order and Safe Streets: Statements (23 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I am conscious of the need to get everybody in. I believe Senator Flynn wants to get in. I ask everyone to co-operate and to take one and half or two minutes. Is that okay? I told Senator Seery Kearney she had four minutes. Could she try to keep to three?

Seanad: Public Order and Safe Streets: Statements (23 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I believe Senators Dolan, Doherty and Currie are going to share time.

Seanad: Public Order and Safe Streets: Statements (23 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Yes. If people are co-operative, I am also going to give one minute to Senator Flynn.

Seanad: Public Order and Safe Streets: Statements (23 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Yes, the Senator is sharing with Senators Doherty and Currie. Senator Doherty is going first.

Seanad: Public Order and Safe Streets: Statements (23 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: That is well said. I appreciate everyone's co-operation and the patience of the Minister of State. I call on him to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I have six or seven questions, so I will put the questions, if that is okay, and we will move through them quickly. The first question needs a simple yes or no. Does the Minister support the Oireachtas committee's recommendation of a complete ban on surgical artificial insemination, including in greyhounds?

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Others have mentioned that today is International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People and I want to say a few words on this. There will be a vigil outside the GPO at 7 p.m. with the Palestinian ambassador. It would be great to see a large turnout at that because it is important to show solidarity with the Palestinian people. We rarely hear the figures of those who have died in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Some Senators may have seen video coverage in the media of a large fire in a terraced building next door to a pub in Tallaght village last weekend. Thankfully, five fire engines quickly arrived on the scene and were able to prevent the fire spreading in what could have been a catastrophic fire for the village. In the past few days, Dublin Fire Brigade has shown variety in its work. Apart...

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Motion (30 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I move amendment No. 2: To insert the following after “October, 2022”: “; that the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine shall: - conduct a full review of the Exchequer funding to the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund with a view to examining the social and economic impact of the Fund, including the efficacy of the Fund in supporting the development of both...