Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 19 November 2015

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children

Assistance Dogs in Ireland: Discussion

9:30 am

Photo of Ciara ConwayCiara Conway (Waterford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

We had an engagement with the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, before this meeting. Reflecting on some of the questions asked by Senator Burke and Deputy Mitchell O'Connor, there is no one Department that will resolve this issue. It seems that there are issues for the Department of Justice and Equality and the Department of Finance in terms of equality and the Revenue issue. The discussion with the Minister of State focused on the fact that there is no one section of Government dealing with the far-ranging issues relating to disability. This engagement further highlights the fact. Just totting up the Departments, the dog licence issue is probably dealt with by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Could the witnesses indicate who wants to respond because there are a lot of far-reaching questions?

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