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Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (31 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: It was not intentional at all.

Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (31 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: They are being fractured.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: I thank the witnesses for their appearance today. Traceability is something which has been brought up by many witnesses in this committee, and I fully accept the commitment that the witnesses do not support or accept that people should be sending greyhounds to any country where their welfare is below the standards we have here. What sanction is there, or what concrete proposal exists to try...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: How does Mr. Frank Nyhan explain the situation where the British greyhound board will not allow Irish dogs to race there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: It is not just what people are saying, but it is the experience.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: If the test is done in the laboratory in Limerick, can cross-checks be done with other laboratories? Do dog owners have an opportunity to cross-check the results elsewhere?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: How many positive tests were there in dogs in Ireland in 2014 and 2015?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: That is less than 1%.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: It seems to be completely at odds with what we are hearing on the ground. That is all I will say.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: Fair enough.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: I have a brief question for them. In regard to the tendering process for work on the tracks and so on, is that an open and transparent process such that everyone can see the tendered cost for work and be assured they are getting a fair crack at the whip? To my knowledge, that has not been the case in the past.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: I know of a company based in Ireland that does a great deal of work on the English dog tracks but has been unsuccessful in securing similar work here despite that it consistently prices well below any other company.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: Fair enough, but it is an important issue when a company is being frozen out.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Anti-Doping Strategy of the Irish Thoroughbred Industry: Discussion (30 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: I thank Dr. Hillyer for attending. In the Turf Club's tests, who does the sampling, how independent is that person and how fearful are the owners and breeders to see him or her approaching? We can have all of the regulations in the world, but unless they have absolute integrity, it can be an issue. Dr. Hillyer stressed the importance of having a world class laboratory in Ireland, but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Anti-Doping Strategy of the Irish Thoroughbred Industry: Discussion (30 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: Is there traceability of the animal from which a sample is taken? Can a laboratory be absolutely certain a sample came from a specific animal?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Anti-Doping Strategy of the Irish Thoroughbred Industry: Discussion (30 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: Is there a DNA or similar trace to ensure that the laboratory is certain of that? People in the industry hear stories about a blood file being replaced by another. That type of thing cannot happen. Is there a record to ensure the laboratory knows-----

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (30 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: 602. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the Bus Éireann Expressway service does not stop at the Expressway stop in Tullaghan, County Leitrim. [25769/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (30 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: 603. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request that the Bus Éireann Expressway service stops at the Tullaghan Expressway stop in County Leitrim at all its scheduled times. [25770/17]

Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Prohibition of Onshore Hydraulic Fracturing) Bill 2016: Report Stage (24 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: I commend Deputy McLoughlin on bringing the Bill to the House. Sinn Féin had a similar Bill on fracking, as had many others here. It is one of the unique occasions when there is cross-party support to try to get it over the line. It is to be commended. The Bill is a victory for the people in the Gallery and those watching proceedings all over the country more so than for anyone...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Engagement with MEPs (24 May 2017)

Martin Kenny: I welcome everyone here today. It is great to see all the MEPs representing all the parts of the island. On the relationship between the national Parliament and the European Parliament and where all this is ending, in the past year or so Brexit has focused people's attention on the growth of a very right wing ideology in many parts of Europe. In many places that ideology is very racist and...