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.
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