Robert O'Donoghue (Dublin Fingal West, Labour)
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1093. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the costing and a detailed breakdown of the costing for the funding provided by his Department to the Irish Retired Greyhound Trust care centres in County Kildare and County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29164/25]

Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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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.

My Department does not provide any direct funding to the Irish Retired Greyhound Trust (IRGT). Funding is provided to the IRGT by RCÉ therefore the question has been referred to the body for direct reply.