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

I know it is a policy issue in relation to the 80:20 in terms of horses and dogs. The greyhounds are designated as livestock, whether they race or not, and that is why they are under Mr. Gleeson's Department. I always found that kind of difficult to figure out because a dog is a dog. The overbreeding was obviously the subject of that previous episode of "Prime Time Investigates." The welfare aspect only requires the provision of welfare for dogs that have raced, and there is a fund there for welfare. It does not require the covering of the welfare of a breed that is deemed livestock. Where does that welfare aspect lie if it is outside of racing?