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Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 May 2019)

Andrew Doyle: No, that is not the case. Once a person is appointed to the board, he or she will no longer be a member of a subsidiary board. The Deputy referred earlier to the Limerick issue. It is said that if we forget history, we are doomed to repeat it. We have to act on the lessons learned and ensure we move on. The board will be eight plus one. The Deputy said earlier that all stakeholders...

Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 May 2019)

Andrew Doyle: The Deputy at the end of his contribution said that there may well be people on the boards of private tracks who have expertise across some of the skillsets identified. However, the code still applies to those tracks. If a legal or veterinary practitioner is on the board and is also a member of a private track, those people will have to absent themselves and declare if there is a conflict...

Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 May 2019)

Andrew Doyle: I am not quite sure. I thought the Deputy said they were on the board of-----

Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 May 2019)

Andrew Doyle: It was a particular requirement that they would not be members of tracks. People who would normally be considered are not to be considered if they are members of tracks.

Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 May 2019)

Andrew Doyle: I propose to address amendments Nos. 2 to 4, inclusive, together. Indecon consultants were commissioned in 2014 by the then Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Simon Coveney, to carry out a review of certain matters relating to Bord na gCon. At the time Bord na gCon had debts amounting to €23 million, largely due to its investment in Limerick Stadium. This debt...

Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 May 2019)

Andrew Doyle: I thank the Deputies. I appreciate the motivation here. I shall address Deputy O' Sullivan's last point about Brexit and the nature of the exports to the UK, which is where an estimated 7,000 Irish-bred dogs are deemed to be on the register. EU law harmonises the rules on greyhound exports and therefore Ireland cannot act unilaterally. I do not have information on the four animals...

Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 May 2019)

Andrew Doyle: The amendments would provide for a white list of countries approved for the export of greyhounds and a report on greyhound exports. Before I address the specifics of the amendments, I emphasise that the Bill is primarily an industry Bill whose purpose is to improve the governance of Bord na gCon, strengthen regulatory controls in the industry, modernise sanctions and improve integrity, as...

Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Order for Report Stage (16 Apr 2019)

Andrew Doyle: I move: "That Report Stage be taken now."

Agrifood Market Priorities post Brexit: Statements (3 Apr 2019)

Andrew Doyle: I thank all Members, those who are still here and those who spoke earlier, for their contributions on agrifood market priorities post Brexit. Somewhat unusually, we are all in agreement that Brexit poses serious challenges to the agri-sector, that it is, as they say, somebody else's fault but it is mainly our problem and that we must address it as we see most appropriate. Ireland...

Agrifood Market Priorities post Brexit: Statements (3 Apr 2019)

Andrew Doyle: That is the maximum.

Agrifood Market Priorities post Brexit: Statements (3 Apr 2019)

Andrew Doyle: I did not say anything.

Beef Sector: Motion (27 Mar 2019)

Andrew Doyle: I welcome the chance to contribute to the debate. As a beef farmer and Minister of State with responsibility for this area, I am keenly aware that beef farmers are going through a difficult time. A sustained period of low prices, following on from additional costs last year arising from the unprecedented weather events, has presented challenges for the sector. The prospect of a hard Brexit...

Beef Sector: Motion (27 Mar 2019)

Andrew Doyle: Market development and diversification are also key responses to the challenges Brexit poses for the agrifood sector, especially the beef sector. In 2018 a number of additional markets were opened, including the Chinese beef market, following years of sustained effort. The economic partnership agreement recently signed between the European Union and Japan provides very welcome preferential...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Live Exports (26 Mar 2019)

Andrew Doyle: The departmental levy is gone as an incentive-----

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Live Exports (26 Mar 2019)

Andrew Doyle: Does Deputy McConalogue want to subsidise the exporters?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Live Exports (26 Mar 2019)

Andrew Doyle: They did not take up the offer of a boat out of Cork.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2019)

Andrew Doyle: I thank members for making the time to debate this legislation on Committee Stage. It has spent some time reaching this point. We navigated it through both the Seanad and Second Stage in the Dáil. I hope to have it passed into law as soon as possible. Everyone accepts that it is well overdue. I will address this group of amendments relating to the creation of a white list of...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2019)

Andrew Doyle: To clarify, either we abide by EU legislation or we do not. There are no airlines carrying greyhounds from this country to the countries where there are questions about welfare. There are no airlines which provide flights directly from here to there.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2019)

Andrew Doyle: I will take amendments Nos. 2 to 4, inclusive, regarding membership of the board, together. I will also try to answer the specific point raised by the Deputy. In 2014, the then Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine, Deputy Coveney, commissioned Indecon consultants to carry out a review of Bord na gCon. At that time, the board had debts of €23 million, largely due to investment...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2019)

Andrew Doyle: I will make a few points about the Indecon report. It contains 27 recommendations, all of which have been implemented, which include fixing the financial morass in which the board had found itself. Three of the recommendations are being addressed in this Bill, including the strengthening of the board of directors and management, which is provided by way of the additional appointments...