387. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of money Rásaíocht Con Éireann gave to private greyhound homing organisations in 2024 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7296/26]
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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| July 2025 | 2 |
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| June 2026 | 20 |
| July 2026 | 2 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 2 |
| October 2026 | 5 |
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793. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of people employed full-time, and part-time by Rásaíocht Con Éireann, by job title, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3674/26]
794. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason it is necessary for the owners of non-coursing greyhounds to register their dogs at several different stages in the Irish Greyhound Stud Book held by the Irish Coursing Club (details supplied); his plans to amend the relevant legislation to remove this obligation as it pertains to the owners of non-coursing greyhounds; and i…
808. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to significantly increase the funding to the horse racing and greyhound industry, to enable these industries to prosper and thrive into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4012/26]
484. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds injured in racing, trials and sales events in 2025 and 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. [3173/26]
488. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when surgical artificial insemination of canines, including greyhounds, will be banned in Ireland, given the results of his Department's public consultation which found that 99% of those who responded want the grotesque procedure outlawed (details supplied). [3177/26]
773. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons that have attended each race night at Shelbourne Park Stadium during the months of September, October and November 2025; the number of WTE staff by job title employed by GRI that were working at each of those race nights, in tabular form. [71771/25]
449. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Greyhound Racing Ireland has commissioned any analysis of the economic and financial significance of the Irish greyhound racing industry or similar reports since a report was published in 2021 (details supplied); and if so, the cost of such analyses, and if he will make a statement. [67291/25]
450. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the litigation, if any, Greyhound Racing Ireland is currently engaged in or defending; when this litigation commenced; and the subject matter of this litigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67292/25]
464. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a feasibility study of the development works proposed for Kilkenny greyhound stadium was carried out and submitted to his Department prior to the granting of one million euros of taxpayer’s money to the private owners of this stadium in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67781/25]
465. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Rásaíocht Con Éireann carried out an investigation into complaints of animal cruelty at a licensed kennel in the west of Ireland (details supplied), if an investigation has been carried out; if his Department has received the results, if so, the outcome of this investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67782/25]
848. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he last met the CEO of Greyhound Racing Ireland; and to provide details of the issues discussed. [62817/25]
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…
823. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the decision to award €19.82 million to Greyhound Racing Ireland in the 2026 Budget was reliant on the figures stated in the July 2021 report (details supplied) based on estimates from 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61927/25]
831. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the incentive a greyhound owner has to keep the status of a non-coursing greyhound updated on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann Traceability System once that greyhound is no longer going to be raced on a Rásaíocht Con Éireann licensed track; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62220/25]
1452. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeline for publication of results of the public consultation on the extension of the ban of surgical artificial insemination being extended to greyhounds, which was conducted in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59778/25]
113. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his Department's consultation on surgical artificial insemination in greyhounds; when he will publish the outcomes of that consultation; when a decision will be made as to whether this practice will be allowed to continue in light of ethical and welfare concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55041…
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]
489. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1721 of 8 September 2025, the number of non-coursing greyhounds active on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann Race Management System on 13 June 2025 and not the twelve months previously (details supplied), by year of birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53379/25]
506. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the 11,686 non-coursing greyhounds whose year of birth was 2021 who were being tracked on Rásaíocht Con Éireann’s Traceability System (RCÉTS) as of 13 June 2025 giving a detailed breakdown into active, inactive, exported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49775/25]
507. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the 10,805 non-coursing greyhounds whose year of birth was 2022 who were being tracked on Rásaíocht Con Éireann’s Traceability System (RCÉTS) as of 13 June 2025 giving a detailed breakdown into active, inactive, exported and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49776/25]
508. Deputy Paul Nicholas Gogarty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the 8,022 non-coursing greyhounds whose year of birth was 2023 who were being tracked on Rásaíocht Con Éireann's Traceability System (RCÉTS) as of 13 June 2025 giving a detailed breakdown into active, inactive, exported and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49777/25]
312. Deputy Paul Murphy 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. [49362/25]
313. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds registered at microchipping stage with the Irish Coursing Club whose year of birth was 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49363/25]