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Animal Breeding Regulations

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 March 2014

Tuesday, 25 March 2014

Questions (898)

Maureen O'Sullivan

Question:

898. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 192 of 6 March 2014, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that greyhound owners who are against hare coursing, still have to register their greyhound for greyhound track racing with the Irish Coursing Club despite objecting to hare coursing on ethical grounds; if he understands the dilemma this places on persons who have to pay money to the ICC regardless of their position on hare coursing; if he will consider transferring greyhound registration from the ICC to Bord na gCon - the Greyhound Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13784/14]

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The ICC is subject to the general control and direction of Bord na gCon, which is the statutory body with responsibility for the improvement and development of the greyhound industry, greyhound racing and coursing.

The Irish Coursing Club (ICC) has been responsible for the Irish Greyhound Stud Book since 1923.

The ICC has established the appropriate structures in terms of personnel and information technology required to execute all registration matters and in addition, it is a member of the International Greyhound Stud Registries.

Both BNG and the ICC have responsibility for implementing the provisions of the Welfare of Greyhounds Act 2011. In this regard the ICC promotes best practice in regard to breeding aspects and has assured my Department that it goes to great lengths to ensure the highest standards are adhered to.

Against this background, I have no plans to change the current arrangements for greyhound registrations.

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