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Neutrality and the Triple Lock: Motion [Private Members] (29 May 2024)

Danny Healy-Rae: ...years, but this is totally ridiculous. We do not even have a properly resourced Army. A lot of the time, Defence Forces members have to get the working family payment to survive. We could not keep out the dogs and cats if a right invasion of them landed. That is the absolute truth. The Defence Forces are doing great peacekeeping work all over the world, and we really admire them for...

Seanad: Housing Commission Report: Motion (29 May 2024)

Paul Gavan: ...this is that the radical rethink and reset that the Housing Commission, the Government's own body called for, has been rejected by the Government, which is intent, apparently, on just carrying on with more of the same. The dogs on the street will tell you that more of the same is not going to suffice. I have a son who is in university, and all of his friends are saying that they cannot...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Proposals (29 May 2024) See 27 other results from this debate

...Ryan: I thank the Chairman for the opportunity to address the committee in respect of its further scrutiny of COM (2023) 769 proposal on improving the rules relating to the welfare of cats and dogs and the traceability in respect of these animals. I am joined by my colleagues Dr. Choiseul and Dr. McCarthy. The proposal before the committee was published by the European Commission in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Theft of Animals (29 May 2024)

Catherine Murphy: 142. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of thefts of domestic dogs and/or pets reported to An Garda Síochána in the past three years to date. [24231/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (28 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Paul Murphy: 370. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is aware of the conditions of the dogs being held in a location (details supplied); if there are inspections held to ensure the welfare of the dogs regularly or if his Department relies entirely on the organisation; if all the organisation’s pounds are compliant with public procurement procedure; and who...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (23 May 2024) See 2 other results from this answer

Patrick Costello: 205. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if extra resourcing will be provided to local authorities to allow for the hiring of additional dog wardens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23387/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Reports (23 May 2024) See 4 other results from this answer

Patrick Costello: 305. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the Local Authority Control of Dogs Statistics Report 2023 will be released; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23388/24]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: ...that will happen this Saturday at the Customs House over the Government’s failed housing policies. This comes at an appropriate moment, given that the Housing Commission has confirmed what the dogs on the street know, namely, that the Government has made a catastrophic mess of the housing situation, resulting in untold housing misery for hundreds of thousands of working people,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 May 2024)

Annie Hoey: ...have to get real about animal welfare in Ireland. On a number of occasions here this year, I have highlighted the cruelty faced by animals. On Tuesday, 20 February, I had a Commencement matter on dog breeding; on 27 February, I raised the need for a wildlife crime unit; and on Wednesday, 6 March, I raised the horrific conditions faced by pigs in pig farming, revealed by undercover work...

Seanad: Waste Management: Statements (22 May 2024)

Maria Byrne: ...being looked after, as well as those with disabilities. There are people who genuinely find the cost of refuse collection prohibitive. I would also like to see a national campaign encouraging dog owners to scoop the poop. A large number of local authorities have no scoop-the-poop bins. Such facilities were previously in place in certain parts of Limerick city but not in others....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (22 May 2024)

Jackie Cahill: ...of the committee will take place at 5.30 p.m. on Wednesday, 29 May 2024. The committee will engage in further scrutiny of COM(2023)3769, a proposal on improving the rules on the welfare cats and dogs and their traceability and a compliance with the Nitrates Directive and the implications for Ireland. As there are no further matters for discussion, the meeting is adjourned.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (22 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...programme are asked for information relating to their activities, governance and procedures as part of the application process. Organisations which do not apply are not asked for this information. The Dog Breeding Establishment Register (DBE) is public and published online by the Department of Rural and Community Development (DRCD) and is available here: gov - Dog Control (www.gov.ie).

Housing Situation: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (21 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: The Housing Commission has simply confirmed what the dogs in the street know, namely that the Government's housing policy is an absolutely disastrous failure. The catalogue of human misery that this failure is visiting on thousands of individuals, families and children should be well known to the Minister of State if he is knocking on doors. He could not possibly miss it, because house...

Housing for All: Statements (Resumed) (21 May 2024)

Richard Boyd Barrett: ...in homeless hubs with their children. The misery just goes on and on, but what we hear from the Government is that its housing policy is working. The Housing Commission has now confirmed what the dogs in the streets know, which is that it is not working. It is a catastrophic failure. It needs a radical reset. One of the most telling phrases in the Housing Commission report is that,...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 May 2024)

Rónán Mullen: ...is the leading voice of the sports and rural pursuits sector, with a membership of some 25,000 people. As with the recent issue I raised about the banning of electronic training collars for dogs and cats, the question is not just about whether it should happen, but whether everybody is being consulted before a decision is made or whether we have government by insiders, where only some...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (21 May 2024)

James Browne: The issue of pet theft became particularly prevalent during the Covid lockdowns when demand for dogs was particularly high and huge prices were being paid, which unsurprisingly coincided with an increase in reported thefts. In response, An Garda Síochána engaged with the public and there was targeted enforcement and ongoing patrols. Gardaí reported a number of search and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (21 May 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 476. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the reasons for the significant difference in the numbers of dogs recorded on Rásaíocht Con Éireann’s RMS and RCETS in respect of non-coursing greyhounds whose year of birth was 2021 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22397/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (21 May 2024)

Paul Murphy: 484. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the 1 January to 31 December 2023 attendance figures for Clonmel, Dundalk, Enniscorthy, Kilkenny, Lifford and Thurles dog tracks into the categories of type of entry (details supplied). [22650/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (21 May 2024)

Carol Nolan: 666. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps being taken to address concerns regarding an apparent increase in the number of livestock being attacked and killed by dogs; if her Department is funding any awareness campaigns on this matter; and, if so, the costs involved to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22612/24]

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 May 2024)

Mark Ward: ...with the families of those affected in the hospital and they told me they have conflicting evidence to suggest that the HSE made this decision, not HIQA. It seems like the tail is wagging the dog here. Yesterday, in response to my colleague, Deputy Patricia Ryan, the Minister said a HIQA inspection identified concerns about the flooring in both the Sycamore and Willow units of the...