Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Essentially, there is a proportion of the number of dogs that are born each year that go into greyhound racing. There is a turnover. A large number of greyhounds are born if one does this estimate over three or four years, a small number of which race, approximately 3,500. There is no obligation for the board to have any welfare responsibility for the other greyhounds.