Bríd Smith
Ceist:
481. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing dogs for whom markings were put on their identity book by the Irish Coursing Club in each of the years 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5703/23]
Amharc ar fhreagra
Information is not readily available and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51
The 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 following response was informed by the Irish Coursing Club.
Answer – When adult markings are returned by Control Stewards, they are scanned on an Adest System for retrieval at a future date in the event that a duplicate card is required due to original ID being lost. The Adest System does not distinguish between codes, so the figure provided is for all greyhounds.
- 2021 is 10005
- 2022 is 11457
