Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 11 June 2015
112. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the recommendation in the Indecon report that members of the board of the Irish Greyhound Board should not also be board members of subsidiary companies of the Irish Greyhound Board, the reason this recommendation has been given until 2016 to be complied with; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22877/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraFollowing 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.
Bord na gCon has assured my Department that it has assiduously followed up on the undertakings included in its response to the Indecon Report.
As part of complying with the Companies Act 2014 which commenced on 1 June 2015 Bord na gCon have informed me that they intend to re-structure their subsidiaries. This process will be completed by early 2016. During this process the recommendation in the Indecon Report that members of the Board of the Irish Greyhound Board should not also be Board members of IGB subsidiary companies will be addressed.
