Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein)
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Statistics from the Department indicate Tipperary has 1.5 dog wardens. We have the longest and largest inland county, so is there an opinion or rule-of-thumb ratio for how many dog wardens a county should or is advised to have? The Cathaoirleach knows we had two and one went out sick and has only been replaced, to the best of my knowledge, with half a post. It is crazy because I know there are times when a dog warden is stuck trying to catch dogs in an estate. We have a huge county in Tipperary that is not being covered. Is there a rule of thumb for the number of wardens?