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Tue, 10 Dec 2019
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Greyhound Industry
Maureen O'Sullivan
491. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a report (details supplied) on the greyhound industry will be available; and the reason for the delay in its publication. [51673/19]
Wed, 27 Nov 2019
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Animal Welfare
Maureen O'Sullivan
46. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether China and Pakistan are among the countries that do not meet welfare standards here; if he and the Irish Greyhound Board are opposed to direct or indirect exports to these countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48989/19]
Wed, 27 Nov 2019
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Horse Racing Industry
Maureen O'Sullivan
48. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses injured and killed at racecourses and point-to-point events here to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48988/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Greyhound Industry
Maureen O'Sullivan
371. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to end grants to the greyhound industry in view of an opinion poll (details supplied); if he will review the allocation to the industry in view of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49004/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Bord na gCon
Maureen O'Sullivan
372. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Irish Greyhound Board is attempting to hide incidents involving dogs falling and suffering injuries by withholding race footage from its website (details supplied); if he will direct it to publish the footage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49005/19]
Tue, 26 Nov 2019
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Animal Welfare
Maureen O'Sullivan
373. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an Irish greyhound that is believed to have suffered whippings has been rescued from Spain; if he will recommend an end to exports to Spain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49006/19]
Wed, 13 Nov 2019
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Bord na gCon Staff
Maureen O'Sullivan
191. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of employees as of November 2019 that are employed by the Irish Greyhound Board; the breakdown of roles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46872/19]
Thu, 24 Oct 2019
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Greyhound Industry Data
Maureen O'Sullivan
201. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 79 of 15 October 2019, the number of runners, greyhounds injured, greyhounds that died or were put to sleep and the causes of the injuries and deaths in each greyhound track for the period 1 January 2019 to date in 2019, by month in tabular form. [43886/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Animal Welfare
Maureen O'Sullivan
59. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 47 of 2 October 2019, the way in which he, as Minister with responsibility for animal welfare, can address the issue of horse-drawn carriages from the welfare perspective as highlighted by many groups that care for horses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41886/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Greyhound Industry
Maureen O'Sullivan
71. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he can ensure that a key objective of the Irish Greyhound Board’s strategic plan 2018-22, which is to maintain animal welfare at the centre of the industry, will be met; the way in which the greyhound care fund is addressing the welfare and health issues of greyhounds. [41885/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Greyhound Industry Data
Maureen O'Sullivan
79. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the deaths and injuries of greyhounds at tracks here from 1 January 2019 to date. [41934/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Greyhound Industry
Maureen O'Sullivan
96. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1418 of 6 September 2019, if his attention has been drawn to the issue that the claim that a greyhound suffered a heart attack at Shelbourne Park is at variance with an eye witness report (details supplied). [41935/19]
Tue, 15 Oct 2019
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Greyhound Industry
Maureen O'Sullivan
97. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds buried in the grounds of Shelbourne Park Greyhound Stadium; if this practice was approved by the Irish Greyhound Board; if dogs continue to be buried there; and the procedure for incidents involving dogs that die at Shelbourne Park Greyhound Stadium and other IGB tracks. [41936/19]
Wed, 18 Sep 2019
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Hare Coursing Regulation
Maureen O'Sullivan
161. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether live hare coursing has a place in a modern society in view of the grave concerns over greyhound welfare in general across Ireland raised over the past number of months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37893/19]
Fri, 6 Sep 2019
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Greyhound Industry
Maureen O'Sullivan
1418. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a post-mortem has been carried out on a dog (details supplied); if not, the reason therefor; and if a regulation that post-mortems be carried out on all dogs that die at greyhound tracks to be carried out by an independent vet will be considered. [35854/19]
Wed, 3 Jul 2019
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Greyhound Industry
Maureen O'Sullivan
74. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he can address the issues raised in a programme (details supplied) regarding the treatment of greyhounds here; and his views on whether the time has come to take robust action on exports of greyhounds and to examine a complete ban on live hare coursing. [28122/19]
Wed, 3 Jul 2019
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Hare Coursing
Maureen O'Sullivan
84. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider the suspension of live hare coursing until after the findings of the EU Directive 92/43/EEC report due to be published later in 2019, in view of the questions raised over the status of the Irish hare; if his Department has consulted with the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht regarding the effects of coursing on hare population trends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28123/19]
Wed, 3 Jul 2019
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Hare Coursing Regulation
Maureen O'Sullivan
256. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider replacing the use of live hares with drag hares at coursing events as a matter of urgency in view of the cruelty involved and the fact that mechanical drag hares are already used in greyhound racing events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24076/19]
Thu, 9 May 2019
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Hare Coursing
Maureen O'Sullivan
6. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the minutes of the annual meeting of the hare coursing monitoring committee; if he is satisfied with the make-up of the committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16674/19]
Thu, 9 May 2019
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Animal Welfare
Maureen O'Sullivan
12. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he can address concerns of residents close to fox hunting events regarding encroachments into residential areas; and the measures taken to address this reality to date. [20110/19]
Thu, 9 May 2019
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Fur Farming
Maureen O'Sullivan
27. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the conditions in fur farms here; the way in which he can address the concerns of groups highly critical of this practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20109/19]
Thu, 9 May 2019
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Gambling Legislation
Maureen O'Sullivan
33. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views with regard to children being present at horse racing and greyhound racing tracks in view of the trends of problem gambling and the exposure to persons under the legal age to gambling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14340/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Greyhound Industry
Maureen O'Sullivan
89. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if progress been made by the Irish Greyhound Board towards creating a separate body for the registration of racing greyhounds in order that owners of greyhounds interested in track racing only will no longer have to register with the governing body for hare coursing. [13950/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Greyhound Industry
Maureen O'Sullivan
98. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a media report (details supplied) that greyhound racing here is perceived as lacking integrity in view of concerns such as doping and irregular betting being made by high profile racing sources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13949/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Greyhound Industry Data
Maureen O'Sullivan
996. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider publishing yearly lists outlining the number of greyhounds exported and the countries they were exported to; his views on whether this would be a welcome step for transparency in view of the concerns of welfare groups and past reports of Irish greyhounds being exported to countries with no animal welfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13951/19]
Tue, 26 Mar 2019
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Animal Welfare
Maureen O'Sullivan
997. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a review of a case (details supplied) drawn to his attention by a person will be undertaken; and if the original complaints by the person were investigated fully at the time of complaint. [13952/19]
Thu, 28 Feb 2019
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Animal Welfare
Maureen O'Sullivan
184. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the microchipping of dogs; if the legislation in this regard is being enforced; and the number of warnings or summonses issued in this regard. [10086/19]
Thu, 28 Feb 2019
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Dog Breeding Industry
Maureen O'Sullivan
185. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the guidelines and legislation on the crossbreeding of dogs. [10087/19]
Wed, 6 Feb 2019
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Horse Racing Ireland
Maureen O'Sullivan
53. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he had discussions with an organisation (details supplied) prior to its decision in 2016 to sell broadcast rights to a company; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52111/18]
Tue, 5 Feb 2019
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Horse and Greyhound Fund
Maureen O'Sullivan
518. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on subsidies to industries which promote gambling and its consequences (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5730/19]
Tue, 5 Feb 2019
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Climate Change Adaptation Plans
Maureen O'Sullivan
519. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he is taking to address the considerable carbon admissions resulting from agriculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5731/19]
Tue, 5 Feb 2019
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Fur Farming
Maureen O'Sullivan
520. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a ban on fur farming will be introduced here in 2019 (details supplied). [5732/19]
Tue, 5 Feb 2019
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Greyhound Industry
Maureen O'Sullivan
521. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 183 of 10 October 2018, if the matter raised has been investigated; and if so, if he will communicate the results of the investigation in relation to the person. [5733/19]
Tue, 5 Feb 2019
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Greyhound Industry
Maureen O'Sullivan
522. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that greyhounds born here are continuing to end up in China which has no animal welfare laws; if the matter will be investigated; and if action will be taken against the greyhound owners involved. [5734/19]
Tue, 5 Feb 2019
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Horse Racing Industry
Maureen O'Sullivan
523. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures put in place by his Department and an organisation (details supplied) to ensure that no devices such as one publicised in Australia recently are being used in tracks or horse trainers' premises here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5735/19]
Tue, 5 Feb 2019
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Animal Welfare
Maureen O'Sullivan
524. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether fox hunting is unacceptable here (details supplied); and if legislation will be introduced to outlaw same. [5736/19]
Thu, 6 Dec 2018
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Hare Coursing
Maureen O'Sullivan
12. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the inherent cruelty involved in live hare coursing; and his views on whether Ireland’s reputation is being damaged by allowing this blood sport to continue in the face of international bans on the activity. [51049/18]
Thu, 6 Dec 2018
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Wildlife Regulations
Maureen O'Sullivan
53. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has engaged with an association (details supplied) to ensure there will no repetition of an incident in which a hunt entered a residential area and endangered public safety in Macroom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51047/18]
Wed, 5 Dec 2018
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Greyhound Industry Data
Maureen O'Sullivan
257. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of injured and killed dogs racing at greyhound tracks here over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51086/18]
Thu, 25 Oct 2018
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Wildlife Conservation
Maureen O'Sullivan
286. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to initiate an investigation into whether myxomatosis has already been found in hares by coursing club personnel, veterinary personnel that attend some coursing meetings, wildlife rangers attached to the National Parks and Wildlife Service or by other persons involved with wildlife conservation or hunting activities; and the veterinary or other measures that will be implemented to protect hares here from myxomatosis. [44414/18]
Thu, 11 Oct 2018
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Control of Horses
Maureen O'Sullivan
8. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 592 of 18 September 2018, if he is satisfied that local authorities are enforcing the Control of Horses Act 1996 adequately, his views on having multiple horse wardens with a particular focus on problem areas for horse abuse and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41482/18]
Thu, 11 Oct 2018
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Animal Welfare
Maureen O'Sullivan
27. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if exemptions will be removed from blood sports from the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, in view of the suffering and death caused to hares and foxes during coursing and foxhunting activities. [41483/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Greyhound Industry
Maureen O'Sullivan
183. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if action is being taken, including the withdrawal of an animal transportation licence in relation to a person (details supplied). [41513/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Fur Farming
Maureen O'Sullivan
184. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a ban on fur farming will be introduced in 2018 in view of the growing level of support for an end to fur farming and the increasing list of countries banning it. [41514/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Greyhound Industry
Maureen O'Sullivan
185. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the subsidising of greyhound tracks with public funds will cease in view of falling attendances at greyhound tracks, the significant financial losses at tracks and the ongoing injuries and deaths suffered by greyhounds. [41515/18]
Wed, 10 Oct 2018
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Animal Culls
Maureen O'Sullivan
186. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a badger vaccination programme announced earlier in 2018 has commenced; and his plans to end the culling of badgers which has caused an estimated 120,000 deaths to date. [41516/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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Animal Welfare
Maureen O'Sullivan
592. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, due to the high level of ill treatment of horses, the appointment of horse wardens will be considered; and if the appointments could be a condition of the funding for animal welfare to local authorities. [37251/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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Equine Passports
Maureen O'Sullivan
593. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts and work being undertaken to ensure all horses are microchipped and allocated passports; and if the use of scanners being available to An Garda Síochána to assist them in ensuring the law is being complied with in respect of this issue will be considered. [37252/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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Animal Welfare
Maureen O'Sullivan
594. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of prosecutions for cruelty to horses in counties Tipperary and Limerick. [37253/18]
Tue, 18 Sep 2018
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Animal Welfare
Maureen O'Sullivan
595. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he is ensuring that the five freedoms as expressed in the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 are being complied with for horses, especially for those families and persons that have multiple numbers of horses. [37254/18]