Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 November 2022
338. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the dates and attendees at all meetings he has had with an organisation (details supplied) since he assumed office, in tabular form. [56093/22]
View answerRásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) 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. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
Ministerial meetings with the State bodies under the remit of my Department form part of the overall corporate governance oversight of those bodies. Since my appointment as Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine on 2nd September 2020 I have met with RCÉ as outlined in the table below.
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Date |
Attendees |
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Date |
Attendees |
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1 October 2020 |
Minister McConalogue, Principal Officer. RCÉ: CEO, Chairperson |
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17 June 2021 |
Minister McConalogue, Assistant Secretary General, Principal Officer. RCÉ: CEO, Chairperson |
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1 October 2021 |
Minister McConalogue, Assistant Secretary General, Principal Officer RCÉ: CEO (interim), CFO, Chairperson |
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20 September 2022 |
Minister McConalogue, Principal Officer. RCÉ: CEO (interim), Chairperson |
In addition, my officials are in regular contact with executives of RCÉ and there are regular governance meetings at official level throughout the year.
