Niall Collins (Limerick, Fianna Fail)
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458. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 399 of 26 May 2015, the number of persons employed in the greyhound industry, as of 1 January 2015, analysed and tabulated in the same form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21923/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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As outlined in Parliamentary Question No 399 of 26 ^thMay, 2015 a report commissioned by Bord na gCon, entitled ‘The Economic & Financial Significance of the Irish Greyhound Industry’, published in April 2011 and available from BNG, states that :

- "the industry employs just over 10,300 people directly and indirectly.

- employment in the greyhound industry is spread very widely across the country. This regional dispersion is reflected in the geographic spread of the 17 racetracks around the country and the ownership of greyhounds in every county.

- the employment is provided in catering at greyhound race tracks, staff employed at tracks owned by the Irish Greyhound Board, staff employed at the privately owned tracks, staff employed in cleaning and security services at all stadia, food and drink suppliers to catering operators, private and public trainers, greyhound food manufacturers and suppliers, ancillary services such as veterinary and medicine, dog owners, betting offices and a number of miscellaneous areas”.

The Deputy has sought an analysis of the numbers employed in the greyhound industry as of 1 ^stJanuary 2015. This information is not readily available.