Ms Nanci Creedon:

It would be lovely to see something fresh and brand new. I do not know what that is and I cannot say what it would be until we have the data to figure out what is contributing to these dog bites and dog attacks happening. From a legislative point of view, a theory test that applicants would have to pass before they can get a dog licence is what I would like to see but I do not know whether that is just a dream. It will always come down to education and to somebody competent needing to assess dogs that are reported as being aggressive prior to, for example, the little boy in Wexford getting attacked or the dachshund killing the baby.

We need somebody somewhere who knows what they are doing to do something. I can only do so much. I really want change to happen and I do not want this to be another issue brushed under the rug. It would be lovely to see Ireland being at the forefront and pioneering in something different. It does not have to happen tomorrow or next year.