Debates are continuing around the topic of hare coursing in Ireland. Earlier this week, the Dáil debated a motion to ban hare coursing on animal welfare grounds, with a vote to take place next Wednesday - where the Government will oppose it. Legal hare coursing is controlled under the Greyhound Industry Act 1958 and administered by the Irish Coursing Club (ICC) and is the responsibility of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. All greyhounds are muzzled during these coursing events.