Vol. 555 No. 5
105 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism his plans to introduce legislation to separate control procedures of the greyhound industry from the responsibility of Bord na gCon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19127/02]
Bord na gCon was established under the Greyhound Industry Acts, 1958-2001, chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. The board's functions are the control, regulation, promotion and operation of greyhound racing, the overall control of coursing, the operation of totalisator betting, the making of grants for prize money, the allocation of grants to improve amenities at tracks, the licensing of greyhound tracks and their officials and the authorisation of bookmakers to conduct business at tracks.
At present, there are no plans to introduce legislation to separate control procedures of the industry from the board.
Question No. 106 answered with Question No. 85.
