Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 May 2023
598. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine , further to Parliamentary Question No. 1895 of 26 April 2022, the current status of the 12,483 non-coursing greyhounds born in 2021 as recorded on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system or RCETS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24403/23]
View answer599. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the year of birth of each of the 203 non-coursing greyhounds listed as dead of natural causes for the year 2022 on the RCETS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24404/23]
View answer600. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the year of birth of each of the 272 non-coursing greyhounds listed as euthanised on humane grounds for the year 2022 on the RCETS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24405/23]
View answer601. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the year of birth of each of the 53 non-coursing greyhounds listed as euthanised due to terminal illness for the year 2022 on the RCETS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24406/23]
View answer602. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the year of birth of each of the 98 non-coursing greyhounds listed as euthanised due to being deemed unsuitable as a pet for the year 2022 on the RCETS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24407/23]
View answer603. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the year of birth of each of the 1,241 non-coursing greyhounds listed as deaths notified by the Irish Coursing Club, ICC, for the year 2022 on the RCETS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24408/23]
View answer604. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for a breakdown of the cause of death in the case of the 1,241 non-coursing greyhounds listed as deaths notified by the ICC for the year 2022 on the RCETS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24409/23]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 598 to 604, inclusive, together.
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 question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for RCÉ and, therefore, the question has been referred to the body for direct reply.
