Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein)
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I welcome the witness. Much of this has been covered. This is coming on the back of young Alejandro Miszan being mauled by a pit bull in Wexford. As the Cathaoirleach is aware, we have had two bad sheep kills in Tipperary since Christmas. Since then, there have been calls for stronger regulation around dog licensing or dog ownership and the enhanced ability of the Garda and dog wardens to investigate these cases. There is a complement of one and a half dog wardens for a county the size of Tipperary, which is crazy. Can Ms Creedon give us her thoughts on what needs to improve in dog ownership? How many dog wardens should there be relative to the population? Tipperary is the biggest inland county in Ireland and to have what is classed as one and half dog wardens is absolute madness. I know the dog warden very well. It is impossible.