Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 July 2019
540. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the dates and attendees of meetings Ministers and or Departmental officials have had with members of the Irish Greyhound Board or executive since 1 May 2016, in tabular form. [28025/19]
View answerBord na gCon 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 following is a list of the formal meetings between officials and Ministers from my Department and officials from the Executive and Board of Bord na gCon since 1 May 2016 to date.
| Date | Attendees | |
| 20 May 2016 | Officials from DAFM | Members of the Executive of Bord na gCon |
| 31 May 2016 | Minister of State Doyle | Members of the Executive and Board of Bord na gCon |
| 01 July 2016 | Officials from DAFM | Members of the Executive of Bord na gCon |
| 16 July 2016 | Minister Creed | Attended the Irish Laurels in Curraheen Park |
| 14 September 2016 | Minister of State Doyle & an official from DAFM | Members of the Board of Bord na gCon |
| 17 September 2016 | Minister of State Doyle and officials from DAFM | Attended the Irish Greyhound Derby at Shelbourne Park |
| 04 November 2016 | Officials from DAFM | Members of the Executive and Board of Bord na gCon |
| 10 November 2016 | Minister of State Doyle and an official from DAFM | Attended Greyhound Forum at Shelbourne Park |
| 14 November 2016 | Officials from DAFM | Members of the Executive of Bord na gCon |
| 20 July 2017 | Minister Creed | Attended the Irish Laurels in Curraheen Park |
| 27 July 2017 | Minister Creed and Minister of State Doyle | The Board of Bord na gCon |
| 04 September 2017 | Officials from DAFM | Members of the Executive and Board of Bord na gCon |
| 23 September 2017 | Minister of State Doyle | Attended the Irish Greyhound Derby Final at Shelbourne Park |
| 22 October 2017 | Minister of State Doyle and an official from DAFM | Attended the National Greyhound Awards |
| 29 November 2017 | Officials from DAFM | Member of the Executive of Bord na gCon |
| 12 December 2017 | Officials from DAFM | Members of the Executive of Bord na gCon |
| 14 February 2018 | Officials from DAFM | Official from the Board of Bord na gCon |
| 21 February 2018 | Minister Creed | Member of the Executive of Bord na gCon |
| 29 April 2018 | Minister of State Doyle | Attended the National Greyhound Awards |
| 31 May 2018 | Officials from DAFM | Members of the Executive of Bord na gCon |
| 13 July 2018 | Minister Creed | Attended the Irish Laurels in Curraheen Park |
| 22 September 2018 | Minister of State Doyle | Attended the Irish Greyhound Derby Final at Shelbourne Park |
| 31 October 2018 | Officials from DAFM | Members of the Executive and Board of Bord na gCon |
| 04 December 2018 | Officials from DAFM | Members of the Executive of Bord na gCon |
| 24 March 2019 | Minister of State Doyle | Attended the National Greyhound Awards |
| 20 May 2019 | Officials from DAFM | Official from the Board of Bord na gCon |
| 21 June 2019 | Officials from DAFM | Members of the Executive of Bord na gCon |
At official level, some more informal meetings may have taken place on an ad hoc basis over this time period. No records of these meetings are available.
