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- Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2023: Motion (29 Nov 2023)
Michael Collins: .... I welcome this motion. It is high time people who object go to see the industry for themselves in Church Cross, for example. I rang up one day and turned up in the yard within five minutes to see how dogs are treated with the most humane, loving and caring treatment on a farm in Church Cross. People should wake up, go down to see that and stop criticising and pointing fingers. It...
- Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2023: Motion (29 Nov 2023)
Michael Healy-Rae: ...the greyhound racing industry in County Kerry and the track in Tralee. I wish to speak about the people who own greyhounds. Other Deputies seem to be completely oblivious to this. They adore their dogs - I will stick with greyhounds for a minute. I am talking about people like Tom O'Connor and his family from Saleen in Tarbert, people who grew up with greyhounds. Greyhounds are...
- Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2023: Motion (29 Nov 2023)
James O'Connor: Deputy Healy-Rae beat me to the chase. Another Tom O'Connor, my grandfather, was heavily involved in setting up the dog track in Youghal. We had greyhounds and two generations of our family were involved in it. It is a huge part of the fabric of where I am from, Youghal, in County Cork. Something was said in Chamber that was not true, that attendance was recorded in Youghal greyhound...
- Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2023: Motion (29 Nov 2023)
Mick Barry: On my walks these days it is common enough to see people out walking with graceful animals - greyhounds. The dogs are invariably rescue dogs, but where have they been rescued from? They have been rescued from abandonment. They have been rescued from a greyhound industry which is scandal ridden and cruel. It was cruel, it is cruel and it will always will be cruel because, when it is run for...
- Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2023: Motion (29 Nov 2023)
Michael Lowry: ...upgrade and refurbishment of Kilkenny Greyhound Stadium. This is a very progressive venue with a strong tradition and widespread support from owners, trainers and the public who like to go for a night out at the dogs. The board of Greyhound Racing Ireland is enthusiastic about the implementation of this project. It has sanctioned €1 million of funding. A new CEO has been...
- Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2023: Motion (29 Nov 2023)
Mattie McGrath: ...industry because it is vital. It used to be a cottage industry. Every small farmer in south Tipperary had greyhounds. That has now greatly diminished but I salute them because they mind their dogs and their welfare is the top priority. Coursing and greyhound racing are humane. People like Deputy Cairns, Deputy Murphy, Deputy Barry and others want to attack and undermine. Deputy...
- Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2023: Motion (29 Nov 2023)
Holly Cairns: ...clearly knows, which is that greyhound racing is, not exclusively but predominantly, a cruel industry that has no place in modern society? Despite some breeders and trainers taking good care of their dogs, everywhere greyhound racing operates, the story is the same, with rampant animal welfare abuses, injuries, fatalities, overbreeding and culls. In country after country, the industry is...
- Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2023: Motion (29 Nov 2023)
Paul Murphy: ...that are contained within the Power report. Raymond O'Hanlon's work will be online for anyone to peruse and I will cite some key aspects of it. He sums up the approach of the Jim Power report as, "Maximise dog numbers, multiply them by extraordinary costings to generate incredible figures for economic activity, which the vast majority of people do not have the time and/or the knowledge...