Questions

1700. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds that have won five races or more in grade A7 races at non-SIS race meetings for each of the years 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19300/25]

1701. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds that have won five races or more in grade A8 races at non-SIS race meetings for each of the years 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19301/25]

1702. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds that have won five races or more in grade A10 races at non-SIS race meetings for each of the years 2020 to 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19302/25]

214. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the discrepancy in the figures given by Rásaíocht Con Éireann to his Department for the number of non-coursing greyhounds exported whose year of birth was 2021 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17904/25]

215. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the number of non-coursing greyhounds currently on the waiting list for placement in Greyhound Racing Ireland’s two care homes or for a foster placement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17905/25]

216. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Irish born non-coursing greyhounds who return from the United Kingdom but do not race on GRI racetracks are recorded in the traceability system RCETS; if so, the number that were returned to Ireland in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17906/25]

217. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the reported €2 million spent by Greyhound Racing Ireland on welfare in 2024; the breakdown of welfare spending in 2021, 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17907/25]

606. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status assigned to non-coursing greyhounds born in the Republic of Ireland on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system 42 days after their last trial or race; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15326/25]

607. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status assigned to non-coursing greyhounds born in the six counties of Northern Ireland on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system 42 days after their last trial or race; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15327/25]

608. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if non-coursing greyhounds born in the six counties of Northern Ireland, who have had at least one race or trial in the Republic of Ireland, are included in the figures given for non-coursing greyhounds with an inactive status on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15328/25]

609. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds currently with an active status on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system, broken down by year of birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15329/25]

347. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views in relation to the record number of greyhounds euthanised at races in the last year; the steps it is intended to take, or that have been taken, to deal with this significant problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14782/25]

167. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a registered non-coursing greyhound (details supplied) is recorded on Rásaíocht Con Éireann Traceability System (RCÉTS); how a registered non-coursing greyhound (details supplied) was recorded on RCÉTS as at 31 December 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14428/25]

168. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if greyhounds born in Northern Ireland are traced from birth to retirement on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann Traceability System; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14429/25]

1226. Deputy Maeve O'Connell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is aware of the amount of funding that has been provided by Rásaíocht Con Éireann to a charity (details supplied) in the past 12 months, along with any other actions taken by his Department to fulfil the commitment in the programme for Government to ‘Ensure that Rásaíocht Con Éireann continues to provide financial s…

1230. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of costs in relation to the money given to two care home providers (details supplied) for the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10620/25]

353. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds homed by the Irish Retired Greyhound Trust (IRGT) for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; the number of individuals who provide foster spaces for non-coursing greyhounds awaiting homes; the cost per week for each individual non-coursing greyhound kept in foster care and the total cost t…

354. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that betting shops in Ireland no longer take bets on greyhound races in which the participating dogs have been graded by officials from Rásaíocht Con Éireann (details supplied); if he is concerned about the implications of this for the integrity of greyhound racing in this country; and if he will make a statement on the mat…

226. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the 8,758 non-coursing greyhounds whelped in 2023 that were subsequently registered in the stud book of an organisation (details supplied) at microchipping stage at 12 weeks of-age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8285/25]

227. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the 8,758 non-coursing greyhounds whelped in 2023 that were subsequently registered on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system at microchipping stage at 12 weeks of-age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8286/25]

228. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the 8,758 non-coursing greyhounds whelped in 2023 giving a detailed breakdown into active, inactive, exported and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8287/25]

229. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds registered with an organisation (details supplied) at whelping stage whose year of birth was 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8288/25]

230. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current economic value of the greyhound racing industry to the economy here not including a figure for the economic value of hare coursing in the island of Ireland, or for greyhound racing and hare coursing greyhounds in Northern Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8289/25]

296. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of racing greyhounds microchipped between 1 October 2023 and 31 December 2024, in tabular form. [6856/25]

167. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the legal minimum age for a person in Ireland to obtain a licence to train a greyhound to race; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6625/25]