The Irish Coursing Club (ICC), which is subject to the general control and direction of Rásaíocht Con Éireann, is the organisation charged with the role of Keeper of the Irish Greyhound Stud Book (IGSB) since 1923. The Stud Book records pedigrees, ownerships, breeding data and transfers of ownership of all greyhounds.
The ICC has informed my Department that the 9th litter referred to was earmarked, registered, and microchipped with the UK Greyhound Stud Book and not the Irish Greyhound Stud Book as the pups were located in the UK. All three off-spring are currently registered to UK owners.
On May 16, 2019, the ICC wrote to the owner of the greyhound referred to quoting the Welfare of Greyhounds Act 2011, stating that no further registrations could be accepted as the maximum permissible number of litters was reached.
The ICC has also informed this Department that in relation to Artificial Insemination the Artificial Insemination of Greyhounds Act, 2005 11 (h) states on registration of a litter, the registration shall be designated “AI” (in the case of inseminations carried out with fresh semen or chilled semen) or “FI” (for inseminations carried out with frozen semen). There is no requirement to record trans-cervical or surgical implantation within that subset.
