Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 September 2017
404. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will end the obligation of greyhound owners to register with a club (details supplied) and pay a registration fee to it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40335/17]
View answerThe Irish Coursing Club (ICC) is the competent authority with regard to the maintenance of the Irish Greyhound Stud Book. The objects of the ICC are set out in the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 and among these objects is "the promotion of the breeding of thoroughbred greyhounds (including maintenance of the Irish Greyhound Stud Book)”.
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 ICC has been responsible for the Irish Greyhound Stud Book since 1923 and this was further reinforced by the enactment of the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958. The Constitution of the Irish Coursing Club is set out in the 1958 Act.
