Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 June 2023
297. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds microchipped with the Irish Coursing Club and entered on the Irish Stud Book between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022, that were born in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27017/23]
View answerThe Irish Coursing Club (ICC) 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 is subject to the general control and direction of Rásaíocht Con Éireann.
The ICC has informed this Department that there were 8311 non-coursing greyhounds born in 2022 and microchipped and entered on the Irish Stud Book between 1st January 2022 and 31st December 2022.
