{"id":1319,"date":"2020-11-24T12:31:32","date_gmt":"2020-11-24T12:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/increased-state-funding-for-greyhound-racing-sector-should-not-go-ahead\/"},"modified":"2020-11-24T12:31:32","modified_gmt":"2020-11-24T12:31:32","slug":"increased-state-funding-for-greyhound-racing-sector-should-not-go-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/increased-state-funding-for-greyhound-racing-sector-should-not-go-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"Increased State funding for greyhound racing sector should not go ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Social Democrats will bring a motion to the D\u00e1il tomorrow to oppose\u00a0increased\u00a0funding\u00a0for Irish greyhound racing and are calling on the Government to phase out State support for the sector.<\/p>\n<p>The motion, which will be debated during Private Members\u2019 Time on Wednesday, November 25, will call for\u00a0the \u20ac2.4 million in increased funding earmarked\u00a0for greyhound racing to be halted. The party has also proposed that the Government should:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00b7<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em>\u00a0Refocus greyhound racing funding to the welfare of dogs impacted by breeding and racing associated with the industry.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00b7<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em>\u00a0The phasing out of State support for the Irish greyhound industry by 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In 2021, greyhound racing in Ireland will benefit to the tune of \u20ac19.2m from State \u2013 an increase of \u20ac2.4m. This is despite a significant drop in the numbers attending race meetings and declining advertising revenues.<\/p>\n<p>The industry has received approximately \u20ac280m in taxpayer funding since 2000. As turnover from racing activities has steadily declined over the last decade (\u20ac32.9m in 2010 to \u20ac22.7m in 2017), State funding has increased from \u20ac11.9m in 2010 to \u20ac16.8m in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Holly Cairns TD, Social Democrats spokesperson for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, commented:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast year, a shocking \u2018RT\u00c9 Investigates\u2019 programme laid bare the horrific treatment of greyhounds by some of those involved in the sport. This is an industry where 16,000 greyhounds are bred each year \u2013 1,000 percent more than are needed. Of these, 6,000 are culled for spurious reasons, ranging from a decline in performance to not being fast enough to compete on the track.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe overarching appalling standards of care make it difficult to understand the justification for continued State funding. In contributing millions of euros of public money to greyhound racing every year, the Government is propping up an inherently cruel sport which the Irish public has been increasingly rejecting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the middle of a pandemic, when there isn\u2019t money available for things like domestic violence refuge spaces or disability support services, the Government not only continues to fund greyhound racing, but actually increases the level of funding for the sector.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is unconscionable and cannot be allowed to continue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>November 24, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Social Democrats will bring a motion to the D\u00e1il tomorrow to oppose\u00a0increased\u00a0funding\u00a0for Irish greyhound racing and are calling on the Government to phase out State support for the sector. 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