Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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777. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the increase in average veterinary costs to rehome a retired greyhound from €126 in 2018 to €202 in 2021; if the rates for veterinary procedures have increased; if not, if the rates have remained constant; and if the number of procedures per dog has increased. [57298/22]

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.