Ms Becky Bristow:

I would not say that at all. The Senator may not be aware of it, but we are part of the wider Dogs Trust group. We are the Irish subsidiary. We certainly would not have been able to do any of what we have been doing for the last 15 years, as we are not raising all the money we need in Ireland. We are being funded by donations from other parts of the Dogs Trust group. There is a big priority on dog welfare in Ireland. This is because ten to 15 years ago, we saw an enormous rate of destruction of dogs in dog pounds. We are part of a much bigger charity. I could not say that we are cash rich in Ireland, but the Irish public is very supportive of us.

The cost of running our operations is public information and is in our annual report. I would struggle to put my finger on the exact figures for everything at this point in time, but I am happy to send that on and share it.