Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent)
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437. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the role and scope of the welfare officer on the Irish Greyhound Board; if the holder of that role has any mandate as regards alleged breaches on the part of the Irish Coursing Club; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21418/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Bord na gCon is the statutory body responsible for the regulation of greyhound racing under the Greyhound Industry Act 1958. The functions of the welfare officer of Bord Na gCon are contained in Section 18 of the Welfare of Greyhounds Act 2011.

The Irish Coursing Club (ICC) is under the general control of Bord na gCon, including in so far as compliance with the Welfare of Greyhounds Act 2011 is concerned.