PQ 642
642. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received reports that veterinary personnel at Greyhound Racing Ireland licensed greyhound tracks are under instruction not to euthanise injured dogs; that greyhound owners are being advised to attend their own vets should their dog be so seriously injured as to require euthanasia, and that this is being done to minimise the number of track deaths being recorded and reported. [72819/26]
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15 October 2026
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15 October 2026 · Greyhound Industry
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written
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Ruth Coppinger
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Agriculture
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15 October 2026
Summary
642. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received reports that veterinary personnel at Greyhound Racing Ireland licensed greyhound tracks are under instruction not to euthanise injured dogs; that greyhound owners are being advised to attend their own vets should their dog be so seriously injured as to require euthanasia, and that this is being done to minimise the number of track deaths being recorded and reported. [72819/26]
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15 October 2026
Greyhound Industry
642. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received reports that veterinary personnel at Greyhound Racing Ireland licensed greyhound tracks are under instruction not to euthanise injured dogs; that greyhound owners are being advised to attend their own vets should their dog be so seriously injured as to require euthanasia, and that this is being done to minimise the number of track deaths being recorded and reported. [72819/26]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-10-15/642/
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