Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 6 December 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Impact of Rising Veterinary Costs on Dog Ownership and Surrenders and Abandoned Dogs: Discussion

Ms Deirdre Kelly:

I stand corrected. I do have some information. In the context of the local authorities, there is a certain amount of funding that is given through local government financing housing, and the rest of it is generated through dog licensing. I have some figures here. The total expenditure regarding dog control in 2022 was €8.01 million. The income from licences was €4.34 million. The income from on-the-spot fines was €79,000. The income from other sources was €205,000, and the deficit met by the local authorities through the funding they received via housing was €3.38 million.