777. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of notifications of injury or death of greyhounds at greyhound races in each of the past five years at Clonmel, Curraheen Park, Dundalk, Enniscorthy, Galway, Kilkenny, Lifford, Limerick, Mullingar, Newbridge, Shelbourne Park, Thurles, Tralee, Waterford, and Youghal, in tabular form. [73629/26]
Topics / Greyhound Industry
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsGreyhound Industry
198 questions from 22 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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| February 2025 | 26 |
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| May 2025 | 5 |
| June 2025 | 6 |
| July 2025 | 2 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 9 |
| October 2025 | 4 |
| November 2025 | 5 |
| December 2025 | 5 |
| January 2026 | 10 |
| February 2026 | 15 |
| March 2026 | 30 |
| April 2026 | 6 |
| May 2026 | 16 |
| June 2026 | 20 |
| July 2026 | 2 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 2 |
| October 2026 | 5 |
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778. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of vets present at greyhound races in each of the past five years at locations (details supplied), in tabular form. [73628/26]
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]
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]
70. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support a ban on surgical artificial insemination of greyhounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71022/26]
141. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to specify the tangible fixed assets acquired by an organisation (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2025 inclusive. [69082/26]
985. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if media reports that Rásaíocht Con Éireann have settled a legal action being taken against them for defamation are true (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [64930/26]
13. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider decoupling funding for greyhound and horseracing industries; if he will commission a report on the economic viability of the greyhound racing industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52289/26]
232. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if media reports that an organisation (details supplied) have settled a legal action being taken against them for defamation are true (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50063/26]
647. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the last inactive status recorded on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann Traceability System for all dogs subject to traceability on this system in 2021 (details supplied); the breakdown of the number, by active, inactive, exported and reported dead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49023/26]
648. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of individual greyhound pups born in Ireland during the period 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2025; the breakdown of racing and coursing pups and the number of litters born in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49024/26]
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]
238. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will instruct his Department to look into the welfare of a person (details supplied) [48028/26]
149. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of greyhound deaths recorded in each of the past five years, broken down by race-day deaths, injuries resulting in euthanasia, and deaths in training or at stud facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46204/26]
150. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of welfare inspections carried out by RCÉ in each of the past five years per venue, including follow-up inspections relating to injury or death; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46205/26]
157. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 471 of 28 May 2026, if he will provide a further breakdown of the €30 to €40 cost per night of rehoming a greyhound, by staff, facilities and other costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46383/26]
748. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail the cause of death and the manner of death of the 5,960 non-coursing greyhounds whelped in years 2021 and 2022 and reported deceased on a system (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45576/26]
749. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has received reports or complaints concerning the welfare of greyhounds associated with the Parteen case in County Clare; the number of greyhounds involved; the actions taken by his Department and any relevant agencies in response; whether an investigation is ongoing; and if he will make a statement on the mat…
750. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds injured in racing, trials and sales events to-date in 2026, by type of injury; the date and location where they occurred; the number killed outright or euthanised by track vets; the number and causes of additional racing fatalities; and the results of any related post-mortems. [45728/26]
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…
1472. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh 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 Eireann’s Traceability System (RCETS) as of 1 April 2026; if he will provide a detailed breakdown by active, inactive, exported, reported dead, retained as pet, retained for breeding, homed via a charit…
1473. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the 10,845 non-coursing greyhounds whose year of birth was 2022 who were being tracked on Rásaíocht Con Eireann’s Traceability System (RCETS) as of 1 January 2026; if he will provide a detailed breakdown by active, inactive, exported, reported dead, retained as pet, retained for breeding, homed via charit…
1474. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the 8,153 non-coursing greyhounds whose year of birth was 2023 who were being tracked on Rásaíocht Con Eireann’s Traceability System (RCETS) as of 1 January 2026; if he will provide a detailed breakdown by active, inactive, exported, reported dead, retained as pet, retained for breeding, homed via charity…