Written answer
Greyhound Industry
2529. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which an Irish non-coursing greyhound (details supplied) is recorded in Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56082/26]
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2530. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds homed via independent rescues without the assistance of an organisation (details supplied) for each of the years from 2021 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56083/26]
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2531. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds homed privately by their owner/trainer without the assistance of an organisation (details supplied), excluding those sent to an independent rescue, each year from 2021 to 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56084/26]
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2532. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which a non-coursing greyhound (details supplied) is currently recorded in Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56085/26]
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2557. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds injured in racing, trials and sales events to-date in 2026, by type of injury; the date and location where they occurred; the number killed outright or euthanised by track vets; the number and causes of additional racing fatalities; and the results of any related post-mortems. [56302/26]
Comment on this
I propose to take Questions Nos. 2529, 2530, 2531, 2532 and 2557 together.
Rásaíocht 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 questions raised by the Deputy are operational matters for RCÉ and, therefore, the questions have been referred to that body for direct reply.