Results 20,141-20,160 of 40,897 for speaker:Simon Coveney

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

Simon Coveney: This was never raised with me by the racing regulatory body. It is perfectly reasonable to have licensing for trainers, jockeys, valets and so on. However, one cannot licence them unless they pay. The collection mechanism for that is an entirely separate issue. None of the current income streams of the Turf Club is changing, it is just the collection mechanism and the efficiency around it...

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

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 44:In page 16, to delete lines 3 to 5 and substitute the following:“(i) to maintain the existing nature of point-to-point steeplechases including making and enforcing the Irish National Hunt Steeplechase Regulations for point-to-point steeplechase as made by the Stewards of the Irish National Hunt Steeplechase Committee).”.”. We have debated this...

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

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 47:In page 16, line 9, after “pay” to insert “, without undue delay or any set off, counterclaim or deduction,”.

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

Simon Coveney: Amendment No. 47 is on the issue we spoke about earlier to ensure that money comes to the racing regulatory body without undue interference, delay or pressure. We are adding in the words "without undue delay or any set off [which is important language], counterclaim or deduction". This is fairly standard legal language which says to get on with it and that once the money comes in, to...

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

Simon Coveney: I understand the Deputy's point. I have no problem. If it is the correct wording, I will change it. Amendment No. 50 is a minor amendment to the wording that allows HRI to take into consideration the receipts of the racing regulatory body when determining its budget for the year, but it allows it some additional flexibility in this regard where particular needs arise. We need to show some...

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

Simon Coveney: Absolutely. There is a binding arbitration process if either side is unhappy with the outcome of the budgetary discussion, although it has never been used. The budget for the racing regulatory body and the Turf Club has increased significantly this year and last year. The role of the racing regulatory body is vital to racing into the future, given that in the industry, if one does not have...

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

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 50:In page 16, line 15, to delete “account in” and substitute “consideration when”.

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

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 54:In page 16, line 20, after “Racing.” to insert the following:“The Racing Regulatory Body may dispense with such consultation where it considers there is an urgency to make the Rule of Racing and shall inform HRI accordingly.”.

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

Simon Coveney: I am trying to ensure the horse is well and truly bolted in and that the door is not open for people to come back for more and more money. There needs to be a responsibility for accountability when a budget is agreed. Let us not forget, this is public money. We cannot have a situation like with the HSE where, year after year, a budget is agreed and then it comes back halfway through the...

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

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 56:In page 17, line 32, after “investigation” to insert “and inquiry”. This amendment is inserted at the request of the racing regulatory body and reflects the different means by which a sanction may arise.

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

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 57:In page 18, line 1, after “investigation” to insert “and inquiry”.

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

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 58:In page 18, line 3, after “investigation” to insert “and inquiry”.

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

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 59:In page 18, line 23, to delete “suspended”. This amendment is being made at the request of the racing regulatory body and it provides that a sanction will remain in situpending appeal. Amendment No. 60 allows for the lifting of a sanction pending an appeal and is again being made at the request of the racing regulatory body.

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

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 60:In page 18, line 25, after “Racing” to insert the following:“, unless the Racing Regulatory Body in the circumstances of the matter concerned suspends the decision upon application to it”.

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

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 61:In page 18, lines 26 to 28, to delete all words from and including “shall” in line 26 down to and including “section” in line 28 and substitute the following:“shall maintain fair and impartial procedures for the appeal of sanctions imposed under subsection (3)”. This amendment is being made to reflect the fact that the rules...

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

Simon Coveney: Both HRI and the racing regulatory body hold information on participants in horse racing which was collected without the participants' knowing that the information provided may be shared with the other party. In accordance with the Data Protection Act and the principles of natural justice, these participants must be advised in advance of any transfer of information and given the opportunity...

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

Simon Coveney: This is only for information already gathered. In the future-----

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

Simon Coveney: From now on people will be told. This wording has been put together in consultation with the Data Protection Commissioner to make sure that, if information is gathered in the future-----

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

Simon Coveney: -----it can be transferred but only within the law.

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

Simon Coveney: Yes. They will have to agree to this when it is asked for.