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Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine An Comhchoiste um Thalmhaíocht, Bia agus Muir Tuarascáil maidir leis an nGrinnscrúdú Réamhreachtach ar Scéim Ghinearálta Bhille Thionscal na gCon, 2017 Meitheamh 2017 _________________ Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine Report on Pre-legislative scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017 June 2017 32/AFM/09 An Comhchoiste um Thalmhaíocht, Bia agus Muir Tuarascáil maidir leis an nGrinnscrúdú Réamhreachtach ar Scéim Ghinearálta Bhille Thionscal na gCon, 2017 Meitheamh 2017 _________________ Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine Report on Pre-legislative scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017 June 2017 32/AFM/09 An Comhchoiste um Thalmhaíocht, Bia agus Muir Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine Contents 1. Chair’s Foreword ................................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Executive Summary ....................................................................................................................... 2 1.1.1 Stakeholders .......................................................................................................................... 2 1.1.2 Transcripts .............................................................................................................................. 2 1.1.3 Submissions and Presentations ............................................................................................. 3 2. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 4 2.1 Background to the General Scheme ............................................................................................. 4 2.1.1 The General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017 ................................................... 4 2.2.2 Pre-legislative scrutiny ........................................................................................................... 4 2.1.3 Outstanding Reforms ............................................................................................................. 6 3. Key Issues of the General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017 .......................................... 7 4. Context of the General Scheme .................................................................................................. 13 4.1 Brief history of greyhound racing in Ireland ............................................................................... 13 4.2 An economic and social overview ............................................................................................... 13 4.3 Background of the Irish Greyhound Board (Bord na gCon) ........................................................ 15 4.4 Tracks and racecourses / stadia / recent infrastructural development ..................................... 17 4.5 Closure of Harold’s Cross Stadium .............................................................................................. 18 4.6 Current legislative overview ....................................................................................................... 19 4.7 Regulation of the industry .......................................................................................................... 23 4.8 Animal welfare ............................................................................................................................ 26 4.9 Rearing / breeding ...................................................................................................................... 26 5. Provisions of the General Scheme .................................................................................................... 27 6. Key Themes in the Written Submissions .......................................................................................... 33 6.1 Industry Governance and Regulation Stakeholders ................................................................... 33 6.1.1 Bord na gCon / Irish Greyhound Board (IGB) ....................................................................... 33 6.1.2 Greyhound Racing Integrity Ireland ..................................................................................... 34 6.1.3 Irish Greyhound Owners and Breeder’s Federation (IGOBF) ............................................... 34 6.1.4 Irish Greyhound Trainers’ Association ................................................................................. 35 6.1.5 Sport Ireland ........................................................................................................................ 35 6.1.6 Greyhound Phoenix Strategy Group (GPS Group) ............................................................... 36 6.1.7 North East Greyhound Owners & Breeders Association ..................................................... 37 i An Comhchoiste um Thalmhaíocht, Bia agus Muir Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine 6.2 Animal Welfare Stakeholders ..................................................................................................... 38 6.2.1 Dogs Trust ............................................................................................................................ 38 6.2.2 Greyhound Rescue Association of Ireland (GRAI) ................................................................ 39 6.2.3 The Irish Council Against Blood Sports (ICABS) .................................................................... 40 6.2.4 Irish Retired Greyhound Trust.............................................................................................. 41 6.2.5 Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) ............................................ 41 6.2.6 Veterinary Ireland ................................................................................................................ 42 6.2.7 Alliance For Animal Rights (AFAR) ........................................................................................ 44 6.2.8 Campaign for the Abolition of Cruel Sports ......................................................................... 44 6.2.9 National Animal Rights Association ..................................................................................... 45 7. Appendices ..................................................................................................................................... 46 7.1 Appendix 1: C&AG special report into the development of Limerick greyhound racing stadium .......................................................................................................................................................... 46 7.2 Appendix 2: The Indecon report and the Irish Greyhound Board response ............................... 47 7.3 Appendix 3: 2016 Report of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine (31st Dáil & 24th Seanad) ................................................................................................................................... 50 7.4 Appendix 4: Terms of Reference ................................................................................................. 54 7.5 Appendix 5: Committee Membership......................................................................................... 57 Figure 1 Stadia / racetracks in Ireland .................................................................................................. 17 Figure 2 Stadia / racetracks with Bord na gCon involvement ............................................................... 17 Figure 3 Financial performance of the Irish Greyhound Board (2005-2015) ........................................ 22 Figure 4 Irish Greyhound Board racing facilities revenue only (2006-2013) by racing activity (€) ....... 23 Figure 5 Legislative Overview ............................................................................................................... 25 Table 1 Stakeholder Attendance at Committee Meetings ..................................................................... 2 Table 2 Stakeholder Submissions (Written Only) ................................................................................... 3 Table 3 Stakeholders contacted in relation to pre-legislative scrutiny of the General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017 ................................................................................................................. 5 Table 4 Key Issues Identified by the Committee ..................................................................................... 7 Table 5 The Dalton Report .................................................................................................................... 20 Table 6 The Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund - Irish Greyhound Board ........................................... 22 Table 7 General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017, as per explanatory document provided to L&RS by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine ....................................................... 28 Table 8 Indecon Review of Certain Matters relating to Bord na gCon (Summary) .............................. 47 Table 9 Recommendations of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, The Greyhound Industry (January 2016) ...................................................................................................... 50 ii An Comhchoiste um Thalmhaíocht, Bia agus Muir Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine 1. Chair’s Foreword The General Scheme
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