Written answers

Tuesday, 10 October 2017

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Greyhound Industry

Photo of Mick WallaceMick Wallace (Wexford, Independent)
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472. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of doping tests undertaken out of competition at kennels since the introduction of such testing; the number of disqualification orders issued for greyhounds involved in anti doping breaches in each year since 2010, in tabular form; and the number of licences that have been revoked for trainers found to have committed anti doping breaches in each year since 2010, in tabular form. [42818/17]

Photo of Michael CreedMichael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Bord na gCon is a commercial State body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958, chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry.

Bord na gCon is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

Accordingly, the information being requested by the Deputy has been forwarded to Bord na gCon for direct reply.  

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