Two thirds of racing greyhounds born between 2021 and 2024 have since died, according to figures presented to an Oireachtas committee.
Rásaíocht Con Éireann told the Public Accounts Committee that 8,414 of the 12,766 dogs born during that period are now recorded as dead on its traceability system.
The figures prompted questions from People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy about greyhound welfare and the reasons so many dogs are dying at a relatively young age.
The organisation's CEO Tim Lucey defended its welfare programme but said the system does not record the reasons for individual deaths.
Deputy Paul Murphy joined us on The Agenda this morning to discuss the figures and the questions raised at the committee.
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