Parliamentary questions

Animal Welfare

Paul Murphy

414. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the accusations of animal abuse at the Ballinasloe fair (details supplied); if his Department’s inspectors were in attendance the entire time; if he will provide details of any reports they made; the number of animals that were confiscated; and if any prosecutions were brought. [44683/23]

Animal Welfare

Paul Murphy

415. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine who permits the Ballinasloe fair to go ahead (details supplied); and the decision-making process in relation to same. [44684/23]

Greyhound Industry

Paul Murphy

426. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason export receipts from the sale of some 6,500 greyhounds to the UK each year are not included in a report (details supplied) in light of supplementary information from Rásaíocht Con Éireann further to Parliamentary Question No. 731 of 20 September 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44944/23]

Greyhound Industry

Paul Murphy

427. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to reference all text in a report (details supplied) which is intended to convey to readers that coursing greyhounds are included in the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44945/23]

Greyhound Industry

Paul Murphy

428. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to clarify whether the ‘cost of preparing and racing greyhounds’ section included in a report (details supplied) includes the cost of ‘preparing and coursing’ coursing greyhounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44946/23]

Greyhound Industry

Paul Murphy

429. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a report (details supplied) excludes all costs incurred in Northern Ireland, by both greyhound owners normally resident in Northern Ireland, and greyhound owners normally resident in southern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44947/23]

Greyhound Industry

Paul Murphy

430. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of preparing and coursing coursing greyhounds, by stage, in the coursing greyhound pipeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44948/23]

Greyhound Industry

Paul Murphy

431. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to clarify whether the figures for attendance at greyhound race meetings in a report (details supplied) also include attendance at coursing events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44949/23]

Greyhound Industry

Paul Murphy

432. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether the Irish Coursing Club contributed to the fee paid for a report (details supplied) given its shared benefit from promoting the greyhound industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44950/23]

Horse Racing Industry

Paul Murphy

150. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is concerned at the high number of horse deaths at the Listowel races from 20 to 23 September 2023 (details supplied); what actions he intends to take to stop the unnecessary suffering of these animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44483/23]

Horse Racing Industry

Paul Murphy

179. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to explain the differences between the Irish injured jockeys fund, qualified riders accident fund company and the jockeys accident fund company limited by guarantee; the reason there is a need for three separate funds; and how each differs from the other. [43022/23]

Greyhound Industry

Paul Murphy

483. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that Greyhound Racing Ireland has stopped publishing control committee reports and control appeal committee reports on its website (details supplied); and if he will provide copies of the relevant reports from August 2022 to date. [42450/23]

Greyhound Industry

Paul Murphy

484. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for details about the six exclusion orders issued by Greyhound Racing Ireland in 2022; the names of the individuals involved; the exclusion durations; the circumstances or breaches which led to the exclusion orders; and if any of the cases were referred to the Garda for investigation. [42437/23]

Greyhound Industry

Paul Murphy

485. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for a breakdown, in tabular form, of the grants paid by Greyhound Racing Ireland to private tracks in 2022; the names of the tracks; the amounts granted; and the purpose of the payments. [42438/23]

Greyhound Industry

Paul Murphy

486. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details, in tabular form, of the greyhound track attendance statistics for 2022 and to date in 2023, covering both Greyhound Racing Ireland tracks and private tracks, and including a breakdown of the figures into type of entry (paid entry, free entry, entry by adults, children, staff, owners or trainers, bookmakers, press, and so on) and type of event (racing, trials, sales, and non-racing events). [42439/23]

Greyhound Industry

Paul Murphy

487. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds injured in racing, trials and sales events to date in 2023; the type of each injury; the date and location where they occurred; the number killed outright or euthanised by track vets; the number and causes of additional racing fatalities; and the results of any related post-mortems. [42440/23]

Greyhound Industry

Paul Murphy

488. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount paid out annually by Greyhound Racing Ireland under the injury scheme and track injury support scheme; the percentage of treatment costs covered by the schemes; the number of injured greyhounds treated; the amounts claimed by owners or trainers; the types of injuries suffered; and the dates and locations where the injuries were sustained. [42441/23]

Greyhound Industry

Paul Murphy

489. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of greyhounds euthanised by track vets at races or trials in the past five years that were greyhounds who suffered treatable injuries; the person who decides if a greyhound is treated or euthanised; and whether greyhound owners are charged the veterinary costs associated with euthanising the dogs. [42442/23]

Nitrates Usage

Paul Murphy

437. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a numerical breakdown, in tabular form, of the approximate herd sizes of, and hectares farmed by, the roughly 3,000 farmers affected by the reduction in the nitrates derogation limit to 220 kg per hectare; whether they are dairy or beef farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41125/23]

Animal Slaughtering

Paul Murphy

441. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide clarity in relation to the discrepancies found in the figures provided by him in relation to thoroughbred slaughter figures in Ireland; if he will confirm the reason for the difference in the figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41266/23]