Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 December 2020
653. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of racing greyhound pups registered annually for racing with an organisation (details supplied) between 1 January 2010 and 30 November 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42997/20]
View answerThe Irish Coursing Club is the organisation charged by statute since 1923 with the role of Keeper of the Irish Stud Book. The stud book records pedigrees, ownerships, breeding data and transfers of ownership primarily.
The Irish Coursing Club is subject to the general control and direction of Rásaíocht Con Éireann. Greyhounds are required to be named with the Club and the table below sets out details of greyhounds named over the period 2010 – 2019.
It should be noted that the number of greyhounds named includes all greyhounds. Greyhounds that go on to be racing greyhounds comprise an element of the overall namings notified to the Irish Coursing Club.
|
Year |
Namings |
|
2010 |
16,467 |
|
2011 |
15,908 |
|
2012 |
16,224 |
|
2013 |
15,575 |
|
2014 |
14,898 |
|
2015 |
15,388 |
|
2016 |
13,987 |
|
2017 |
13,649 |
|
2018 |
13,327 |
|
2019 |
12,793 |
The number of named greyhounds in the period 1 January 2020 to 30 November 2020 is 12,443.
