Lynn Boylan (Sinn Fein)
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There was a high profile case of a seizure of dogs from an apartment block in Tallaght. Those dogs were microchipped. Somebody implanted microchips into those dogs, which were then sold with the microchips. It is a perfect example. Mr. Blake says the Department has not had any reports. That case went all the way to the courts. What is the process? The Veterinary Council of Ireland has outlined clearly it does spot checks, carries out investigations and those investigations are followed through. Where is the enforcement by the Department? The dogs in the case in Tallaght were microchipped. Who follows up on who microchipped the dogs? I will not name the database for which the microchip was done. Surely that is traceable all the way back? It should not just be about the person who is selling the dogs and has an illegal puppy farm in his or her apartment. Who is enforcing the microchip laws by going all the way back up the chain? Somebody implanted the microchip and registered it on this database.