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

Éamon Ó Cuív: I move amendment No. 2:In page 3, between lines 16 and 17, to insert the following:“ “Greyhound racing” means a code with the competitive pursuit of a lure by two or more greyhounds;”. My amendment is self-explanatory and defines greyhound racing.

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: I move amendment No. 6:In page 4, lines 10 and 11, to delete “in relation to integrity services” and substitute “under this Act”. This amendment relates to section 2(c) of the Bill, which states:substituting for the definition of “Racing Regulatory Body” the following:“ ‘Racing Regulatory Body’ means-- [the definitions stated in...

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: That is okay. I shall resubmit it on Report Stage.

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: The purpose of my amendment No. 18 is to ensure that money is collected and transmitted, in total and without deductions, to the Racing Regulatory Body. This issue might have been picked up somewhere else in the Bill and, if so, I shall withdraw my amendment but I seek confirmation.

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: I move amendment No. 18:In page 9, line 14, after "steeplechases" to insert the following:", which charges and financial sanctions shall be collected by HRI as collection agent for the Racing Regulatory Body and returned to the Racing Regulatory Body without undue delay and without deduction, counterclaim or set-off),".

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: I move amendment No. 19:In page 9, line 16, after "services" to insert ", in accordance with the Rules of Racing,". Section 8 of the 2001 Act provides that HRI shall carry out registry office functions in accordance with the rules of racing. The Bill proposes to remove this wording but I propose that the status quoremain.

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: Am I right in suggesting that amendment No. 22 effectively does the same thing as amendment No. 21?

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: Therefore, I will draw amendment No. 21 and support the Minister's amendment.

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: No.

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: I move amendment No. 26:In page 10, line 34, to delete “consult” and substitute “inform and where practicable engage in a consultation process”. What I am proposing in amendment No. 26 would be taken care of, more or less, in amendment No. 27. Is that correct?

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: On the one hand the Minister is saying he cannot imagine not doing it and on the other hand he does not want to tie HRI to it. If he cannot imagine HRI not doing it what is wrong with tying it down? Stranger things have happened. Bodies can make very strange decisions at times, everyone asks the Minister why he does not do something about it, and the Minister says the Act leaves it to the...

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: Deputy Ferris has made the case well. The Minister will consider the amendment, and in view of that fact I will resubmit my amendment on Report Stage.

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: The amendment goes further than amendment No. 36, which I will not move.

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am happy enough with that.

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: While I could not move amendment No. 46 given that it is an alternative to No. 45, I ask the Minister to address amendment No. 48. My amendment No. 49 proposes to delete “its” and substitute “the" and refers not to HRI but to the racing regulatory authority. The Minister might look at that. Amendment No. 51 is self-explanatory.

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: Yes.

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will reflect on what the Minister said and resubmit the amendment on Report Stage.

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: I move amendment No. 51:In page 16, line 16, after “subsection (1)” to insert the following:“after appropriate deductions for the reasonable requirements of the Racing Regulatory Body to ensure it maintains appropriate independent functions and infrastructure”. I will come back to the amendment on Report Stage.

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: I move amendment No. 53:In page 16, line 19, to delete “consult” and substitute “inform and where practicable engage in a consultation process”. Given that amendment No. 54 deals with the issue, I withdraw the amendment.

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: This relates to information and the right to refuse to transfer. I would be interested in the Minister's explanation as to why he wants to leave this in the Bill.