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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Heritage Sites (28 Feb 2024)

Martin Heydon: ...of the estate carried out in 2022 and the need for OPW staff and officials to be able to access the site to carry out important maintenance work. Bird nesting season is about to begin and there are dogs off the leash, which is something there have been numerous complaints about. The core issue is that the current protest does not extend to Kildare County Council or Irish Water, which...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Animal Welfare (24 Nov 2022)

Martin Heydon: ...these key workers do. It is truly front-line care. In relation to capacity issues, as the Senator has outlined, the Department of Rural and Community Development has policy responsibility for dog control and dog breeding establishments, while the local authorities are responsible for the operational activities. These include dog licensing, the dog warden service and the management and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harness Racing Industry: Horse Racing Ireland and Horse Sport Ireland (15 Dec 2015)

Martin Heydon: ...a lot of people. We need to take a step back and ask why we are giving €60 million to the horse and greyhound fund for this year. We are not doing it because we like to go racing and to back dogs or horses but because it is an industry that is worth more than €1 billion to our economy and employs 16,000 on the equine end and 10,000 on the greyhound end. It is real economic...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015: Motion (18 Nov 2015)

Martin Heydon: ...In regard to the greyhound industry employing 10,000 people, I have gotten to know the industry a little better during the past year or so through my involvement in part-owning, through a syndicate, a dog. This is an activity from which I have obtained great fun and I am impressed by the value one can get from it. From evidence given to the committee, however, I am aware of the concerns...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Racing Industry: Discussion (20 Oct 2015)

Martin Heydon: .... The Minister of State has outlined several actions that have taken place already. What expectation does he have that the board will carry out further actions? As one who owns a leg of a dog which had great success at the Cox Cup in Newbridge this year, I know the importance of the Harold’s Cross stadium to those in the industry. Does the Minister of State see any alternative...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Racing Industry: Discussion (20 Oct 2015)

Martin Heydon: ...not? Does the federation believe that existing and proposed measures by Bord na gCon - suggested in the strategic plan and the Indecon report - are sufficient to counteract the trend in figures of dog numbers, mating numbers and active owners? They present one key set of very worrying figures. Is the plan, from the strategic plan and the Indecon report, sufficient? What is the...

Topical Issue Debate: Home Repossession (21 Apr 2015)

Martin Heydon: ...activity just leads to a risk of a flashpoint, which has a direct impact on innocent local communities. No personal landowner should be subjected to hooded men moving around their property with dogs in the dead of night in the name of our courts. We must ensure there are no repeat instances of what happened in Kildare last week. There must be very clear guidelines for the Garda, beyond...

Topical Issue Debate: Home Repossession (21 Apr 2015)

Martin Heydon: ...ongoing case in south Kildare came to a head when receivers acting on a court order attempted to take possession of land at three o'clock in the morning. It is reported that men wearing hoods with dogs were there. Neighbours stated that land was trespassed on and great intimidation took place as the situation escalated. I do not know if those in the hoods with dogs were the receivers or...