1811. Deputy Charles Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether he will expedite the ban on surgical artificial insemination in greyhounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [74959/25]
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816. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of matings in the greyhound racing and coursing industries that involved surgical artificial insemination in each of the years 2019 to 2024, in tabular form; the number of those matings that involved the use of semen obtained from a sire deceased at the time the surgical artificial insemination occurred; and if he will make a s…
817. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific date for making the results of his Department’s consultation on surgical artificial insemination in greyhounds available for public review; and a specific timeline in respect of the next steps following this consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61921/25]
314. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his Department intends to publish the results of the 2024 public consultation on surgical artificial insemination (SAI) in dogs; and the proposed legislative timetable to prohibit SAI in all dogs, including greyhounds, in line with recent recommendations from organisations (details supplied). [60520/25]
1825. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is planning on regulating canine fertility clinics and ban surgical insemination as recommended by the Joint Oireachtas Committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47183/25]
2204. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to ban surgical insemination of greyhounds; and if so, the timeline for doing so. [42939/25]
2223. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will align Irish laws with those of other European countries and ban surgical insemination of racing greyhounds, as it is with all other types of dog breeds due to the cruel and harmful nature of the practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43612/25]
2224. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department monitors the number of greyhounds being surgically artificially inseminated; if he will provide those figures for the past three years, broken down by month, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43613/25]