615. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the rationale for increasing State funding to the greyhound racing industry in Budget 2027. [72472/26]
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25. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied with the functioning of the Rásaíocht Con Éireann Traceability System, particularly in relation to the tracking of dogs after they are retired. [70980/26]
649. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 308 of 15 April 2026, if it is not known what happened to the 23,760 non-coursing greyhounds entered on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system in 2021 (details supplied); if so, his views on whether the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system is fit for purpose; and if he will make a sta…
650. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how much the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system cost to put in place; annual cost of operating this system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49026/26]
651. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to clarify the discrepancy in the figures given for the number of greyhounds homed by the operators of a greyhound care home (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49027/26]
259. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to concerns raised about the welfare of a group of greyhounds (details supplied); if he will provide information on the reason these dogs were removed and then subsequently returned to their owners; if rehoming of these dogs is being considered at this stage; and if he will make a statement on the matt…
106. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the current status of non-coursing greyhounds whose year of birth was 2023 and that were being tracked on Rásaíocht Con Éireann's traceability system, giving a detailed breakdown into active, inactive and exported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35487/26]
114. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the current status of non-coursing greyhounds whose year of birth was 2024 and that were being tracked on Rásaíocht Con Éireann's traceability system, giving a detailed breakdown into active, inactive and exported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35488/26]
115. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the number of non-coursing greyhounds currently on a wait list for a vacancy in an Irish greyhound care home, foster place or rescue place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35489/26]
132. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the current status of non-coursing greyhounds whose year of birth was 2022 and that were being tracked on Rásaíocht Con Éireann's traceability system, giving a detailed breakdown into active, inactive and exported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35486/26]
133. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the current status of non-coursing greyhounds whose year of birth was 2021 and that were being tracked on Rásaíocht Con Éireann's traceability system, giving a detailed breakdown into active, inactive and exported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35485/26]
881. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the number of non-coursing greyhounds currently on waitlist for a vacancy in an Irish greyhound care home, foster place or rescue place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29995/26]
882. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which an Irish non-coursing greyhound (details supplied) is recorded in Rásaíocht Con Éireann Traceability System; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29996/26]
774. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how it is possible that on 1 January 2026, there were 1,997 non-coursing greyhounds whose year of birth was 2021 still in the active status category on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22098/26]
775. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the monitoring procedures undertaken by his Department of the Rásaíocht Con Eireann traceability system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22099/26]
1459. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the 11,618 non-coursing greyhounds whose year of birth was 2021 who were being tracked on Rásaíocht Con Éireann's Traceability System, RCETS, as of 1 January, giving a detailed breakdown into active, inactive, exported, etc.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20237/26]
868. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the 2,415 non-coursing greyhounds born in 2021, and with an active status on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann Traceability System as of 24 September 2025, that were recorded on the race management system as having trialled or raced in the 42 days preceding 24 September 2025 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement o…
117. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds currently active on the race management system between 14 August and 24 September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55026/25]
482. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds whose year of birth was 2021 that were active on the race management system between the dates of 14 August 2025 and 24 September 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53070/25]
616. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason Greyhound Racing Ireland still have no strategic plan in place two-and-a-half years after the last plan expired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35802/25]
617. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the indicators and targets, as stipulated in the Code of Practice for the Governance of Stare Bodies that are being used to measure the performance of the Irish greyhound industry in the absence of a strategic plan for the past two-and-a-half years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35803/25]
1127. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the 11,677 non-coursing greyhounds whose year of birth was 2021 that were being tracked on Rásaíocht Con Éireann's traceability system as of 21 February 2025, with a detailed breakdown of whether they were active, inactive, exported, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30225/25]
1128. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the 10,770 non-coursing greyhounds whose year of birth was 2022 that were being tracked on Rásaíocht Con Éireann's traceability system as of 21 February 2025, with a detailed breakdown of whether they were active, inactive, exported, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30226/25]
1129. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the 7,805 non-coursing greyhounds whose year of birth was 2023 that were being tracked on Rásaíocht Con Éireann's traceability system as of 21 February 2025, with a detailed breakdown of whether they were active, inactive, exported, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30227/25]
1130. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds registered at whelping stage with the Irish Coursing Club whose year of birth was 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30228/25]