Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 30 September 2025

Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen

Petition on Reform of Pet Laws

2:00 am

Photo of Louise O'ReillyLouise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal West, Sinn Fein)
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There is a big gap. That was my point. You have to be using something to measure it. If there are dog licences for 1,000 dogs, but pet food is sold to feed 50,000 dogs, then you know there is a gap. We should be using other mechanisms to look at how we quantify the sheer number of pets out there.