Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 February 2023
715. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of matings in the greyhound racing and coursing industries that involved surgical artificial insemination in each of the years 2019 to 2022, in tabular form; the number of those matings that involved the use of semen obtained from a sire deceased at the time the surgical artificial insemination occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8068/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe 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. Below are the figures in tabular form for the years 2019 to 2021 as provided by the ICC. The ICC has informed this Department as a manual search is required through all matings, the 2022 information is not readily available. The information for 2022 Frozen Semen Insemination (FSI) Matings/Surgical Implant/Deceased Sires will be forwarded to the Deputy once supplied by the ICC.
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FSI Matings |
By Surgical Implant |
Deceased Sires |
|
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2019 |
310 |
139 |
15 |
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2020 |
367 |
142 |
24 |
|
2021 |
456 |
133 |
27 |
