Jennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats)
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1278. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department carried out an investigation into the discovery of greyhound remains in a bog in Newbridge in August 2022; if post mortems were conducted; if the cause and date of death and identity of the greyhounds were established; if a search for further remains took place; and if prosecutions are pending. [54945/22]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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Officers from my Department and from Rasaíocht Con Eireann, and accompanied by an ISPCA officer, were involved in the initial stages an investigation of the remains. Post mortem examinations were then carried out on seven canine skeletons recovered from the bog in my Department's Regional Veterinary Laboratory in Backweston Laboratory Campus, Co. Kildare. Rasaíocht Con Eireann is continuing the investigation, including testing of the remains discovered. 

Jennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats)
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1279. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds injured at races and trials to date in 2022; the type of injuries; the date and track where each occurred; the number of greyhounds killed by track vets; the number and cause of racing fatalities; the results of any related post-mortems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54946/22]

Charlie 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.

Jennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats)
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1280. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if data have been collected on greyhounds that are put down at races in the past five years; if any of them had treatable injuries; the number that were destroyed on economic grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54947/22]

Charlie 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.