Departmental Data

Tuesday, 27 January 2026

Questions (784, 785, 786, 787)

Roderic O'Gorman

Question:

784. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the 11,686 non-coursing greyhounds whose year of birth was 2021 who were being tracked on Rásaíocht Con Éireann's traceability system, RCETS, as of 24 September 2025, giving a detailed breakdown into active, inactive, exported and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5655/26]

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Roderic O'Gorman

Question:

785. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the 10,837 non-coursing greyhounds whose year of birth was 2022 who were being tracked on Rásaíocht Con Éireann's traceability system, RCETS, as of 24 September 2025, giving a detailed breakdown into active, inactive, exported and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5656/26]

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Roderic O'Gorman

Question:

786. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the 8,104 non-coursing greyhounds whose year of birth was 2023 who were being tracked on Rásaíocht Con Éireann's Traceability System as of 24 September 2025, giving a detailed breakdown into active, inactive, exported and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5657/26]

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Roderic O'Gorman

Question:

787. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the 9,175 non-coursing greyhounds registered at whelping stage in the Irish Coursing Club's Stud Book whose year of birth was 2024, have been entered on the Rásaíocht Con Éireann's Traceability System, giving a detailed breakdown into active, inactive, exported and so on for these dogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5658/26]

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Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

I propose to take Questions Nos. 784 to 786, inclusive, 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.

Question No. 785 answered with Question No. 784.

Question No. 786 answered with Question No. 784.

Question No. 787 answered with Question No. 784.