Results 41-60 of 12,956 for speaker:Louise O'Reilly
- Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Petition on Reform of Pet Laws (30 Sep 2025)
Louise O'Reilly: I think you said you just have not got around to doing it yet, but it is on the list, just to be clear.
- Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Petition on Reform of Pet Laws (30 Sep 2025)
Louise O'Reilly: Let the record show it.
- Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Petition on Reform of Pet Laws (30 Sep 2025)
Louise O'Reilly: His are chipped.
- Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Petition on Reform of Pet Laws (30 Sep 2025)
Louise O'Reilly: That is good to know.
- Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Petition on Reform of Pet Laws (30 Sep 2025)
Louise O'Reilly: Those are very valuable points. I call Senator Brady.
- Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Petition on Reform of Pet Laws (30 Sep 2025)
Louise O'Reilly: That is a very good point and reinforces the point made by our witnesses in terms of awareness. To be fair to the committee and our witnesses, this session is a little piece of the jigsaw in terms of raising that awareness. There was a question on the percentage recovered.
- Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Petition on Reform of Pet Laws (30 Sep 2025)
Louise O'Reilly: We are looking at small numbers returned.
- Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Petition on Reform of Pet Laws (30 Sep 2025)
Louise O'Reilly: They did not get their on their own. We know that.
- Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Petition on Reform of Pet Laws (30 Sep 2025)
Louise O'Reilly: That is a good point. We are missing opportunities-----
- Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Petition on Reform of Pet Laws (30 Sep 2025)
Louise O'Reilly: -----where things could be logged. Obviously, the gardaí on duty do not always log the details. We know that, particularly in light of the figures. The Senator makes a good point insofar as there are things people will do, including telephoning their local pound. I know how busy the pounds are and how much pressure they are under. I would say whomever is in the pound will lift the...
- Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Petition on Reform of Pet Laws (30 Sep 2025)
Louise O'Reilly: Yes.
- Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Petition on Reform of Pet Laws (30 Sep 2025)
Louise O'Reilly: Exactly.
- Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Petition on Reform of Pet Laws (30 Sep 2025)
Louise O'Reilly: There is an element of responsibility on the person buying the dog and the person selling the dog, but separate from those two transactions, there is an onus on us also in a broader sense to start to do this. An information campaign, as suggested by the witnesses, would be valuable. To be fair to the committee, this is part of it. We are glad that they are here.
- Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Petition on Reform of Pet Laws (30 Sep 2025)
Louise O'Reilly: To be fair, the Senator was not suggesting that is anything other than a part of-----
- Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Petition on Reform of Pet Laws (30 Sep 2025)
Louise O'Reilly: What we are hearing from you is that there needs to be a multilayered response.
- Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Petition on Reform of Pet Laws (30 Sep 2025)
Louise O'Reilly: We absolutely take that on board.
- Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Petition on Reform of Pet Laws (30 Sep 2025)
Louise O'Reilly: They are overwhelmed.
- Committee on Public Petitions and the Ombudsmen: Petition on Reform of Pet Laws (30 Sep 2025)
Louise O'Reilly: That would have to be part of any awareness campaign because I genuinely think that people do not know. I have a few questions to ask. I will not keep our guests very much longer. I read a study a number of years ago in relation to the fact that we do not quantify. By the way, I am a cat person.