Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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1598. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds who competed in at least one official trial at a greyhound track in each of the years 2016 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [14024/23]

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.

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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1599. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhound pups microchipped and tattooed in each of the years 2016 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [14025/23]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The Irish Coursing Club (ICC) is the organisation charged with the role of Keeper of the Irish Greyhound Stud Book (IGSB) since 1923. The Stud Book records pedigrees, ownerships, breeding data and transfers of ownership primarily of all greyhounds. TheICC is subject to the general control and direction of Rásaíocht Con Éireann.

The number of non-coursing greyhound pups microchipped and tattooed in each of the years 2016 to 2022 and to 20^thMarch 2023 are as below in tabular form.

* The legislation requiring microchipping was introduced in 2016, and therefore the 2016 figures include a backlog of dogs to be microchipped.

Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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1600. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds named in each of the years 2016 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [14026/23]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The Irish Coursing Club (ICC) is the organisation charged with the role of Keeper of the Irish Greyhound Stud Book (IGSB) since 1923. The Stud Book records pedigrees, ownerships, breeding data and transfers of ownership of all greyhounds. TheICC is subject to the general control and direction of Rásaíocht Con Éireann.

The ICC has informed this Department that the figures for the number of non-coursing greyhounds named in each of the years 2016 to 2022 and to date in 2023 are only available from 2021. The figures below in tabular form are from 2021 to 20^thMarch 2023. Track greyhounds are not excluded from coursing events and vice versa.