Mr. Conall Calleary:

Every local authority would like more resources. Ideally, we would prefer to have more wardens on the ground. As Deputy Crowe said, it is usually one warden in most counties and, particularly in rural areas, that one warden covers everything. The issue has been looked at as part of the working group. It was mentioned earlier that discussions are ongoing. Responsibility for dog warden employment and conditions come under the responsibility of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. I have heard that the Department is involved in discussions about extra resources for wardens. We on the ground would welcome that.