Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent)
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563. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in view of the announcement of significant funding for the greyhound industry, if he will provide the attendance figures at greyhound meetings for each of the years 2005 to 2015 and the number of active owners of racing greyhounds here. [40065/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Bord na gCon is a commercial State body, established in 1958, under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958, chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry.

As the information requested is an operational matter for Bord na gCon, the body has been requested to forward the relevant  information directly to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Information regarding attendances at race meetings is contained in Bord na gCon's published annual accounts.