Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 March 2023
1599. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhound pups microchipped and tattooed in each of the years 2016 to 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [14025/23]
View answerThe Irish Coursing Club (ICC) is the organisation charged with the role of Keeper of the Irish Greyhound Stud Book (IGSB) since 1923. The Stud Book records pedigrees, ownerships, breeding data and transfers of ownership primarily of all greyhounds. The ICC is subject to the general control and direction of Rásaíocht Con Éireann.
The number of non-coursing greyhound pups microchipped and tattooed in each of the years 2016 to 2022 and to 20th March 2023 are as below in tabular form.
|
Year |
Number |
|
2016 |
21,978* |
|
2017 |
12,946 |
|
2018 |
12,968 |
|
2019 |
11,817 |
|
2020 |
10,241 |
|
2021 |
11,651 |
|
2022 |
11,599 |
|
2023 |
1,950 |
* The legislation requiring microchipping was introduced in 2016, and therefore the 2016 figures include a backlog of dogs to be microchipped.
