Cormac Devlin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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In terms of the dogs issue, or cats or any other animals such as donkeys, you name it, that other shelters are looking after, and there are some specific shelters around the country that deal with specific types of animals for understandable reasons and then there are other mixed homes such as cat and dog homes, etc. I appreciate there is a split between Mr. Gleeson's Department and the Department of community and rural affairs and it is not straightforward. There was, however, an additional €2 million given to dog pounds in April of this year and there is a whole plethora of criteria under which they can apply for that funding. Where does the responsibility lie? Is it with the Department of agriculture or the Department of rural and community affairs if there are concerns about dog pounds or other animal shelters?