Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 25 May 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Priorities for the Greyhound Industry: Rásaíocht Con Éireann

Mr. William Fitzgerald:

Correct, yes. The surgical insemination of greyhounds allows us to use semen from other countries, specifically Australia, where a greyhound is not standing here. I take the point that the Senator has made about the specific dog but from the point of view of the overall health of the breed, in terms of promoting hybrid vigour, the procedure has its beneficial uses.