Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Until 2020, no such fund was in place. Significant progress has been made on this matter. Plans are afoot to expand the scheme. Under the care fund, a range of care and welfare initiatives were introduced, including incentivising the rehoming of greyhounds through additional supports provided by the Irish Retired Greyhound Trust. Financial supports are also provided by rehoming agencies. The total spend in that respect was €23,000 last year. In 2020, the greyhound injury support scheme provided financial assistance to eight injured greyhounds. As I mentioned, the organisation has plans to continue to expand the scheme. I do not know the full detail of how it plans to do that. It has made significant progress on which it seeks to build.