PQ 871
871. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if home checks carried out by an organisation (details supplied) officials or their agents for prospective "forever" homes for non-coursing greyhounds are classified as "welfare checks" by Greyhound Racing Ireland and included as part of the official figures given for "welfare checks" by the industry; and if so, if he can provide a breakdown of home checks and welfare checks carried out by Greyhound Racing Ireland for each of the years 2020-2025 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8206/26]
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871. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if home checks carried out by an organisation (details supplied) officials or their agents for prospective "forever" homes for non-coursing greyhounds are classified as "welfare checks" by Greyhound Racing Ireland and included as part of the official figures given for "welfare checks" by the industry; and if so, if he can provide a breakdown of home checks and welfare checks carried out by Greyhound Racing Ireland for each of the years 2020-2025 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8206/26]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-02-04/871/
- Open data entity: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/question/2026-02-04/pq_871