Written answers

Wednesday, 3 March 2021

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Greyhound Industry

Photo of Brian LeddinBrian Leddin (Limerick City, Green Party)
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1048. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the provision in place to track dogs that fail to produce a qualifying time and are therefore not presented for racing on the traceability system operated by Rásaíocht Con Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11254/21]

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for RCÉ and, therefore, the question has been referred to the body for direct reply.

Photo of Brian LeddinBrian Leddin (Limerick City, Green Party)
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1049. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if only racing greyhounds with at least one race record in Ireland will be tracked by the new traceability system operated by Rásaíocht Con Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11255/21]

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for RCÉ and, therefore, the question has been referred to the body for direct reply.

Photo of Brian LeddinBrian Leddin (Limerick City, Green Party)
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1050. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of racing greyhound pups born in each year from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11256/21]

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

The Irish Coursing Club (ICC) has been the keeper for the Irish Greyhound Stud Book since 1923. The ICC has provided my Department with the data as set out in tabular form below.

Greyhounds are required to be named with the ICC and the table below sets out details of greyhounds named over the period 1st January 2010 to 31st December 2020. It should be noted that the number of greyhounds named includes all greyhounds. Greyhounds that go on to be racing greyhounds comprise an element of the overall namings notified to the ICC.

Year Namings
2010 16,467
2011 15,908
2012 16,224
2013 15,575
2014 14,898
2015 15,388
2016 13,987
2017 13,649
2018 13,327
2019 12,793
2020 12,930

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