Greyhound Industry

175. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how an Irish greyhound (details supplied) is recorded on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system as it was found very recently in a stray dog pound in the UK, following a seven-day stay and described as "full of fleas, overgrown nails and muzzle marks to the nose already with dirty teeth", while still being regis…

176. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the 51,650 non-coursing greyhounds who were entered on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system between January 2021 and 19 October 2024, by year of birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6655/25]

177. 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 for each year from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2024, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6677/25]

231. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many of the 11,698 non-coursing greyhounds whelped in 2022 were subsequently registered in the Irish Coursing Club’s Stud Book at microchipping stage (12 weeks old); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4910/25]

232. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many of the 11,698 non-coursing greyhounds whelped in 2022 were subsequently registered on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann Traceability System at microchipping stage (12 weeks old); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4911/25]

233. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the 11,698 non-coursing greyhounds whelped in 2022, giving a detailed breakdown into active, inactive, exported, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4912/25]

469. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhound care homes with a dedicated, unique visitor room funded by Rásaíocht Con Éireann that are currently in operation; the total cost to Rásaíocht Con Éireann of such care homes; the number of non-coursing greyhounds homed by the operators of these care homes, by year, for the past five years; and…

470. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason Rásaíocht Con Éireann still has no strategic plan in place over two years after the last one expired, almost two years after they were quoted in a national newspaper claiming that such a strategic plan was in the process of being finalised by consultants (details supplied), and 14 months after his predece…

471. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the 11,666 non-coursing greyhounds whose year of birth was 2021, who were being tracked on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system as of 15 August 2024, giving a detailed breakdown into active, inactive, exported etc; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3991/25]

472. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds exported to the United Kingdom for the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, as recorded on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system, by year of birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3992/25]

473. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds recorded as export international on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system for the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, by year of birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3993/25]

866. 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 raised by an organisation (details…

1093. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds injured in racing and trials in 2024 and to date in 2025, with a breakdown into 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.…

1094. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the greyhound track attendance statistics for 2024, covering both Greyhound Racing Ireland tracks and private tracks; and the breakdown of the figures, by attendance at each track, type of entry, that is, paid entry, free entry, entry by adults, children, staff, owners and trainers, bookm…

1097. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will follow the example of New Zealand and phase out greyhound racing in Ireland in light of the ongoing injuries and deaths at tracks and the annual killing of thousands of greyhounds who do not make the grade. [1316/25]

1098. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be taken regarding the proposal to ban surgical artificial insemination in greyhounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1322/25]