Indecon IGb Review

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http://agriculture.gov.ie/media/migration/farmingsectors/greyhounds/BordnagConfinalreport7July2014.pdf

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indecons 27 recommendations

Governance recomendations

1. Strengthening of Board of Directors and management
2. Immediate appointment of Risk Officer.
3. Quarterly review by Main Board and Audit Committee of an updated Risk Register.
4. Revised corporate governance procedures to be developed
5. Enhanced reporting by internal auditors to the Board.
6. Bord na gCon to ensure adequate internal resources to meet the needs of the organisation.

Commercial

7. A plan for asset disposals should be implemented.
8. Calibrate the number of race meetings at poorly performing stadia
9. Priority focus on co-mingling and fixed odds betting opportunities
10. Further exploration of alternative sources of commercial income at stadia
11. Further develop the plan to resolve the pension scheme underfunding

regulatory recommendations


12. The Minister to appoint the members of the statutory independent Greyhound Racing
Control Committee and Control Appeal Committee.
13. Rigorous procedures and processes for regulatory control must be consistently
implemented.
14. Mandatory penalties including exclusion orders and disqualification orders to be imposed
for breaches of regulations.
15. Regulations and procedures should be introduced to ensure effective enforcement of
penalties.
16. Both Bord na gCon and the Irish Coursing Club should be able to independently serve
exclusion orders and disqualification orders.
17. Off-track testing for prohibited substances to be implemented.
18. Data on the number of tests undertaken, the number of positive tests and the number of
adverse findings to be published.
19. All adverse findings to be published within pre-defined periods subject to rules for
adjournments and appeals.
20. Consideration of laboratory testing to be transferred to independent laboratories over
time to ensure economies of scale.
21. Licencees to disclose on an annual basis any adverse findings and any information in
relation to matters under investigation as part of their licence application.
22. Formal information sharing arrangements to take place with enforcement agencies
including Customs and Excise and An Garda Siochána.


Greyhound Welfare
23. Strengthen the sanctions for animal cruelty
24. Additional supports should be provided for rehomed greyhounds
25. Data on the number of welfare inspections and penalties imposed should be published

Breeding of Greyhounds
26. A specific additional breeding incentive should be considered by Bord na gCon
27. Once Bord na gCon’s debt is reduced and surpluses generated, additional prize money
should be provided

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Recommendation include reduction of prize money and races at underperforming tracks and the selling of assets including Harolds Cross Greyhound Stadium

Harolds cross goba are Planning a protest against the planned closure

Charlie George

a lenghty review with good recommendations,it seems harolds cross is being threatened with closure for some time,will this be like other reviews from other government departments and be parked on the shelf for the next 10 years.

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some of the recommendations have already been implemented , ie appointing staff

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Min tom Hayes in Newstalk

8min 30 in

http://www.newstalk.ie/player/listen_back/5/11163/08th_July_2014_-_Breakfast_Part_4

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqx_CwLM1Oc

In my opinion as a smalltime hobby owner, the biggest thing they need do is restore confidence in the product. ie, be seen to be squeaky clean. No more creating acceptable levels of performance enhancing drugs. No more giving mates positions on the Board and control committee. No more control stewards presiding over racing and taking of samples at meetings where their friends and trainers of their greyhounds are competing. No more board members profiting from the greyhound industry, as in running sales. If other small owners like myself can feel we are in with a chance, we might breed more, go racing more and support an honest industry, not the corrupt shambles it now is.

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In my opinion as a smalltime hobby owner, the biggest thing they need do is restore confidence in the product. ie, be seen to be squeaky clean. No more creating acceptable levels of performance enhancing drugs. No more giving mates positions on the Board and control committee. No more control stewards presiding over racing and taking of samples at meetings where their friends and trainers of their greyhounds are competing. No more board members profiting from the greyhound industry, as in running sales. If other small owners like myself can feel we are in with a chance, we might breed more, go racing more and support an honest industry, not the corrupt shambles it now is.

Know how ya feel

expectationlost

why do they suggest selling harold's cross, conor ryan said there that planning is restricted.

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they have sold land previously to pay for the last refurbishment and is surrounded by houses on one side so , it would be expected that the new buyer could work out a plan to suit themselves and planners