Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 October 2022
746. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount that has been paid to an organisation (details supplied) and its affiliated clubs by the Government and or Greyhound Racing Ireland in the past five years, including in the form of loans, grants or payments for mating, greyhound, litter registrations, earmarking, microchipping, DNA sampling services, advertising and so on. [48001/22]
View answerCoursing is regulated under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958, chiefly by the Irish Coursing Club (ICC), subject to the general control and direction of Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ). Hare coursing is managed and regulated by the Irish Coursing Club (ICC). The organisation consists of 89 affiliated clubs from Ireland and Northern Ireland, all of whom must abide by the ICC’s rules and regulations.
Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) 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. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
The organisation mentioned receives no funding from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
The question raised by the Deputy in relation to funding from RCÉ is an operational matter for RCÉ and, therefore, the question has been referred to the body for direct reply.
