Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 December 2020
490. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount expended on flights, accommodation and other expenses per person involved in rehoming dogs abroad through the Greyhound Racing Ireland and or the Irish Greyhound Board and a trust (details supplied) in the past five years and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42751/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraRásaíocht 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 published accounts of the Irish Retired Greyhound Trust for the period 2016 -2019 include the following amounts for overseas travel:
|
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
|
€527 |
- |
€1,653 |
No costs have been incurred to date in 2020.
A breakdown of transportation costs to determine what elements of that cost relate to flights or other expenses relating to the partnership with Finding Loving Irish Greyhound Homes Together (FLIGHT) international rehoming programme is not currently available. I have asked the RCÉ to provide the data to the Deputy.
