Results 641-660 of 3,336 for speaker:Kate O'Connell
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)
Kate O'Connell: I have not been here for the witnesses before so I am not able to do the compare and contrast that others have. This vast improvement is not immediately apparent to me but I take the previous comments at face value. With regard to the doping issue, there is a lot of testing on site, at kennels and all of that. In terms of international best practice, reference was made to a machine that is...
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)
Kate O'Connell: Okay.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)
Kate O'Connell: I missed that it was urine testing. In terms of international best practice, is that what other tracks are doing across the world? For human athletes, blood is normally tested. There has been a metabolic process by the time it gets to the urine so it is not as clear cut. Can Mr. Dollard tell me if his checking system is on a par with international best practice?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)
Kate O'Connell: We had them yesterday. I would not be so confident about the accreditation, but anyway.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)
Kate O'Connell: Is there any data yet to share?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)
Kate O'Connell: That will be interesting to see.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)
Kate O'Connell: Veterinary practice?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)
Kate O'Connell: I am not saying the animal welfare problem is not Mr. Dollard's issue, but his issue is racing. When it comes to the population health of the dogs, in the organisation's budget is there any allocation towards vaccinations? My understanding is that coursing licences have been halted due to an outbreak of a specific virus. Has Bord na gCon any remit in terms of animal health? I am not...
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)
Kate O'Connell: Is there a financial amount in the board's budget for vaccination?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)
Kate O'Connell: Someone may have asked about this, but on the 6,500 dogs being exported to the UK, I assume there is a Brexit plan for those dogs. What are we going to do with them if there is a hard Brexit and there is no sharing of animal welfare information?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)
Kate O'Connell: I have two tracks in my constituency - Shelbourne Park and Harold's Cross - and was brought up very near the Mullingar track. On traceability, it is set out that dogs need to be microchipped and tattooed when they are small. Then nothing happens, is that right? The dog dies, retires or just exits the field and that data was never part of the initial microchipping plan. Is that what Mr....
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)
Kate O'Connell: Yes. One can log on and check the age of a calf, for example.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)
Kate O'Connell: What is the point of the microchip?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)
Kate O'Connell: Is it useful when the dog is lost?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)
Kate O'Connell: I am not being smart when I ask what the point of the microchip is. If it cannot be used to track the dog, what is the point of it? Can it be used if someone finds a lost dog? Can it be used by the track?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)
Kate O'Connell: It seems to be pointless to put a chip into something without following it. I do not understand why there was no tracking as part of the system. When did the system start? Whose fault is this? Who set it up? When did microchipping start?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)
Kate O'Connell: It was introduced under the legislation.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)
Kate O'Connell: Nobody knows when a dog dies, is disposed of or leaves the jurisdiction. Obviously, there is no comparative figure. The board has no figure for the number of dogs that are actually in existence at any moment in time.
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)
Kate O'Connell: If a large animal dies on a farm, it has to be brought to the knackery. Is there a procedure in place in this sector? What normally happens if a couple of dogs from a newborn litter die? What is the normal procedure? Is there a knackery for dogs? Where are they brought?
- Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)
Kate O'Connell: Can Mr. Smyth confirm whether that is the case?