Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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393. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the deal between the Irish Greyhound Board and a company (details supplied) was advertised and procured under the procurement rules for semi-State bodies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28776/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Bord na gCon is a statutory body responsible for the regulation of greyhound racing under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958. BNG operates the hospitality service at each of the greyhound stadia, and the purchase of goods and services in that regard is an operational matter for it.

Bord nag Con is bound by the code of Governance for State Bodies and is required to adhere to national and EU procurement rules. In the case of the contract referred to by the Deputy I am advised that the Bord sought proposals from all three suppliers in this country and that the named company was the successful tenderer.