Pádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

In light of recent dog attacks throughout the country, the then Taoiseach and current Tánaiste committed to a review of dog control. I understand that is under way, perhaps between the Departments of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and Agriculture, Food and the Marine. That is welcome but will the Minister confirm or clarify whether that review will include the issue of equine welfare and horse issues? I will point out that in the part of Cork city in which I live, 25 horses were found abandoned last night, many of them unregistered, with no microchips, in a fairly poor state and, in many cases, emaciated. This is becoming a regular occurrence. I hope that horse welfare will be included in the upcoming review.

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