Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 October 2019
96. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1418 of 6 September 2019, if his attention has been drawn to the issue that the claim that a greyhound suffered a heart attack at Shelbourne Park is at variance with an eye witness report (details supplied). [41935/19]
View answerBord na gCon is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. Bord na gCon is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
Bord na gCon has informed me that it is aware of a greyhound fatality at Shelbourne Park Greyhound Stadium on Saturday, 17 August 2019. Following racing, the greyhound and his handler left the track and made their way to the car park. The greyhound then collapsed and the veterinary surgeon on duty at the track immediately left the examination room and attended to the greyhound at the scene. Examinations indicate that the greyhound passed away due to a cardiovascular problem. Instances of fatalities in greyhounds at stadia are extremely rare and are regrettable when they do occur, with best veterinary care and advice followed in each case.
