Mr. Brendan Gleeson:

I do not expect a significant increase in the Department's Vote. There are various agencies involved in this respect. It is not for me to make commitments on behalf of other Departments or Ministers but one of the recommendations of the group was the recruitment of additional dog wardens for control purposes. There were 58 of them, approximately. That does not fall to be met by our Department, however, and I do not wish to suggest it is a done deal.