Written answers
Tuesday, 29 November 2022
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Greyhound Industry
Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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751. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of each action in the case of a non-coursing greyhound; if the fees for each respective transaction are paid to an organisation (details supplied): the estimated cost of registering a stud greyhound annually; obtaining a mating certificate; registering a litter of pups; tattooing and microchipping a dog; obtaining a naming form from the organisation; naming a non-coursing greyhound; and the estimated cost of getting the markings put on a non-coursing dog's identity book passport. [58707/22]
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.
Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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752. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department considers the 10% of all prize money given directly to greyhound breeders by Rásaíocht Con Éireann a form of State subsidisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58708/22]
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.
Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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753. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds microchipped in each of the years 2015 to 2021. [58709/22]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The table below outlines figures for the number of non-coursing greyhounds provided to my Department by the Irish Coursing Club as registered on the MicroDog.ie microchip database in each of the years from 2015 to 2021.
| Year | Non-Coursing (Track) Greyhounds |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 6059 |
| 2016 | 21978 |
| 2017 | 12946 |
| 2018 | 12968 |
| 2019 | 11817 |
| 2020 | 10241 |
| 2021 | 11651 |
Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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754. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds named in each of the years 2015 to 2021, inclusive. [58710/22]
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.
Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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755. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown by status, for example, racing, injured, exported, deceased and so on, of the 23,760 non-coursing greyhounds subject to traceability on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system in each month from January to December 2021. [58711/22]
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.
Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party)
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756. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown based on year of microchipping for the 23,760 non-coursing greyhounds subject to traceability on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system from January to December 2021. [58712/22]
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.
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