Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 January 2024
1277. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the number of registered non-coursing greyhound owners for each of the years 2013 to 2023 inclusive, broken down by number of dogs registered to each owner for each year specified, in tabular form. [1716/24]
View answerThe Irish Coursing Club (ICC) is the competent authority with regard to the maintenance of the Irish Greyhound Stud Book. The ICC has been responsible for the Irish Greyhound Stud Book since 1923 and this was further underpinned by the enactment of the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958.
The ICC has informed my Department that its IT system does not currently posses the capability to provide such a report. My Department understands that the ICC is progressing a new IT system that will accommodate a number of reports and will advise my Department of progress in that regard in due course.
