Joe Flaherty (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

There will probably be a reasonable case to be made as well. There is one agency we never bring in to talk about dogs because we do not give it a remit in that area. Particularly, if we look at most family environments, the decision to buy a dog is invariably fuelled by children and then the children lose their appetite. However, we never do anything with the Department of Education or have any programmes in schools regarding responsible pet ownership.