The matter is being brought before the Dáil on Wednesday.
The Cork South West TD Holly Carins is set to bring a motion to the Dáil tomorrow to have the plan reversed.Cairns is also hoping to introduce the phasing out of State support for the industry by the year 2025. This is despite a significant drop in the numbers attending race meetings and"declining advertising revenues", according to a statement released by theThe party also claimed that the industry has received approximately €280m in taxpayer funding since 2000 and also pointed to figures which, according to the party statement, show that turnover from greyhound racing activities in Ireland has steadily declined over the last decade , while state funding has increased in the same period .