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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (18 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 1865. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the figure of 10,361 given in a report (details supplied) for the total number of persons deriving economic benefit from the greyhound sector refer to those deriving economic benefit from the greyhound racing sector only; the number of the 10,361 given for the total number of persons deriving economic benefit from the greyhound...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (18 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 1866. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the figure of €103.8 million per annum given in a report (details supplied) for the gross wage bill refer to wages earned by those involved in the greyhound racing industry only; the amount of the figure of €103.8 million for the gross wage bill that relates to the activity of hare coursing; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (18 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 1867. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the figure of €88.2 million given in a report (details supplied) for net incomes generated in the industry refers to net incomes generated by the greyhound racing industry only; the estimated amount of the figure of €88.2 million given for net incomes generated in the industry that relates to the activity of hare...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (18 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 1868. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the figure of 6,211 owners given in a report (details supplied) refers to owners of greyhounds used in the greyhound racing industry only; the number of the 6,211 owners that relates to the activity of hare coursing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2087/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (18 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 1869. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of individual greyhound pups born in Ireland during the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022, the breakdown of racing and coursing pups and the number of litters born in the same period. [2094/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (18 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 1870. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of dogs in the greyhound racing pool for each of the months January to December 2020, in tabular form. [2095/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (18 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 1871. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the advice given to greyhound owners on the website of an organisation (details supplied) that greyhound owners never place any greyhounds with anti-racing rehoming groups reflects the official policy of Rásaíocht Con Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2096/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (18 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 1872. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a feasibility study of the proposed development works at Kilkenny Greyhound Stadium has been carried out; if so, the outcome of this study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2097/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (18 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 1873. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a feasibility study of the proposed development works at Shelbourne Park Greyhound Stadium has been carried out; if so, the outcome of this study; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2098/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (18 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 1874. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds killed and injured at Irish greyhound tracks during the period 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022, in tabular form, by the categories of racing, official trials, unofficial trials and sales trials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2099/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (18 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 1875. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds that were homed by an organisation (details supplied) in the period 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022, by directly and indirectly homed greyhounds and by coursing and non-coursing greyhounds in the directly homed number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2100/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (18 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: 1876. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a greyhound (details supplied) was drug tested and checked by a veterinarian following his failure to leave trap six in the sixth race at Mullingar greyhound track on 18 December 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2101/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Facing Emergency Departments in Public Hospitals: HSE (17 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: I wish I could answer the Deputy's political question. I want to discuss the decision-making in the months leading up to Christmas week and the trolley crisis. We are dealing with this issue today and we deal with it every year. In researching for this session, I found articles on the trolley crisis from every year. It is worth saying that. We often make these decisions around age...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Facing Emergency Departments in Public Hospitals: HSE (17 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Is that standard or extended GP hours?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Facing Emergency Departments in Public Hospitals: HSE (17 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Does that include D Doc?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Facing Emergency Departments in Public Hospitals: HSE (17 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: When did that beefing-up click into place? I do not mean when the discussions took place but when those hours first started.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Facing Emergency Departments in Public Hospitals: HSE (17 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: I am sorry to cut across but my time is limited. Does early in the month mean 1 January, 3 January, 6 January or some other date?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Facing Emergency Departments in Public Hospitals: HSE (17 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: They were available but were they being provided? I just want clarity on that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Facing Emergency Departments in Public Hospitals: HSE (17 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: Here is my question. I completely accept that this is happening across Europe and that it is a perfect storm but this perfect storm happens every year, although not to the same degree. I had to use the D Doc service on St. Stephen's Day not too many years ago with a child who had bronchiolitis for whom I was really fearful. Christmas week happens every year and we know that it is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Challenges Facing Emergency Departments in Public Hospitals: HSE (17 Jan 2023)

Neasa Hourigan: To be clear, nobody is suggesting that GPs are not doing enough. What I am suggesting is that, particularly when it comes to our younger patients and children under the age of 18, the reports I am receiving of people sitting in the accident and emergency department in Temple Street or wherever it might be for up to 12 hours are simply unacceptable. If you have a child who is not drinking...