Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent)
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462. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any of the greyhounds that raced in the 2015 Con and Annie Kirby Memorial Stake in County Limerick tested positive for banned substances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21959/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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This is an operational matter for Bord Na gCon. The Control Committee and the Control Appeals Committee of Bord na gCon were established under the Greyhound Industry (Control Committee and Control Appeal Committee) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No 301 of 2007).

When an adverse analytical finding is returned from the Analytical Laboratory, a file on the matter is sent to the Independent Control Committee for determination. Following the matter being heard and subsequent to Appeal time provisions, all adverse findings are published by the Independent Control Committee in accordance with Article 8 (6) of the Greyhound Industry (Control Committee and Control Appeal Committee) Regulations, 2007.

BNG have informed me that due to current legislative constraints it is not the policy of Bord na gCon to comment on any adverse analytical finding returned from any event prior to the matter being determined by the Independent Control Committee.

Mick Wallace (Wexford, Independent)
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463. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any bitches tested positive for banned substances in the 2013 Oaks and the 2013 Saint Leger finals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21960/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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This is an operational matter for Bord Na gCon. BNG has confirmed that no greyhound returned a positive result following laboratory analysis for the finals of 2013 Oaks and the 2013 Saint Leger finals.