Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 November 2022
795. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department carried out an investigation into the discovery of greyhound remains in a bog in Newbridge in August 2022; if post-mortems were conducted; if the cause and date of death and identity of the greyhounds was established; if a search for further remains took place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57991/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraOfficers from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) and from Rásaíocht Con Eireann (RCE), and accompanied by an ISPCA officer, were involved in the initial stages an investigation of the remains. Post-mortem examinations were then carried out on seven canine skeletons recovered from the bog in DAFM's Regional Veterinary Laboratory in Backweston Laboratory Campus, Co. Kildare. RCE is continuing the investigation, including testing of the remains discovered.
