Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 5 July 2018
290. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the deaths and injuries of greyhounds at tracks here and in Northern Ireland for the period from January 2018 to date. [29811/18]
View answerBord na gCon (BnG) 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.
The question raised by the Deputy, in as far as it relates to this jurisdiction, is an operational matter for BnG.
I will request officials in my Department to refer the question to BnG for direct reply to the Deputy.
The Irish Coursing Club controls and regulates greyhound racing in Northern Ireland.
