Bord na gCon Administration

Tuesday, 19 May 2015

Questions (219)

Niall Collins

Question:

219. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide, in tabular form, the board members of the Irish Greyhound Board, who also serve as directors of subsidiary companies of the board; when the recommendations of Indecon, in this regard, will be fully implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19763/15]

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Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Following the publication of the Indecon Report in July 2014, Bord na gCon submitted an action plan with timelines for implementing the 27 recommendations in the Indecon Report dealing with governance, finance, regulation and welfare. This action plan has been published on the Bord na gCon website.

Bord na gCon has assured my Department that it has assiduously followed up on the undertakings included in its response to the Indecon Report.

Table: Board Members of the Bord na gCon Board who also serve as Directors of Subsidiary BNG Companies

Galway Greyhound Stadium Limited	Cork Greyhound Race Company Limited	Kingdom Greyhound Racing Company Limited	Dublin Greyhound & Sports Association Limited	Shelbourne Greyhound Stadium Limited	The Waterford Greyhound Race Company 1953 Limited	The Youghal Greyhound Race Company Limited	The Limerick Greyhound Race Track Limited	The Clonmel Greyhound Racing Company Limited	Mullingar Greyhound Racing Company Limited
Phil Meaney	Phil Meaney	Phil Meaney	Phil Meaney	Phil Meaney	Phil Meaney	Phil Meaney	Phil Meaney
William O’Dwyer	William O’Dwyer	William O’Dwyer	William O’Dwyer	William O’Dwyer	William O’Dwyer	William O’Dwyer	William O’Dwyer	William O’Dwyer
Tony McNamee	Tony McNamee	Tony McNamee	Tony McNamee	Tony McNamee	Tony McNamee	Tony McNamee	Tony McNamee		Tony McNamee
Mattie Murphy	Mattie Murphy	Mattie Murphy	Mattie Murphy	Mattie Murphy	Mattie Murphy	Mattie Murphy	Mattie Murphy
Riona Heffernan	Riona Heffernan	Riona Heffernan	Riona Heffernan	Riona Heffernan	Riona Heffernan	Riona Heffernan	Riona Heffernan	Riona Heffernan
Tim Gilbert	Tim Gilbert	Tim Gilbert	Tim Gilbert	Tim Gilbert	Tim Gilbert	Tim Gilbert	Tim Gilbert

Bord na gCon have informed me that the introduction of The Companies Act 2014, which was signed into law on 23 December 2014 and which will commence on 1 June 2015, will influence the planned restructuring of the subsidiary companies, including the composition of the board of directors for subsidiary companies. BNG have advised that it expects the re-structuring process to be completed but by early 2016.