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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (15 Jul 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 539. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a dog pound (details supplied) in County Clare is killing dogs through intra-cardiac injection with no sedation given; if he will confirm that the practice is no longer being used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30855/14]

Other Questions: Dog Breeding Industry (14 Jun 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: The problem with inspections is that they are scheduled by appointment and, therefore, the dog breeding establishment knows when the inspector is coming. There needs to be on-the-spot appointments. If a fault is found, a notice is given to improve. Enforcement is not strong enough. There are two other aspects, one of which is related to revenue. We need to consider the number of dog...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dog Breeding Industry (25 Oct 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 255. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the actions he plans to take to address the situation in puppy farms in view of the perceived ignoring of the Dog Breeding Establishment Act 2010 and the lack of enforcement of the Act; and his further plans to implement the guideline review and rectify the State's poor reputation with regard to dog breeding establishments. [45243/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Dogs (15 Oct 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 37. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if cardiac injection is used in the killing of dogs in dog pounds; if so how it is compatible with new animal welfare legislation; if this product was used by a pound (details supplied); if so, when were Clare County Council aware of this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39337/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Dogs (30 Jan 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the recent attack on, and mauling of, a family pet by hounds of a County Carlow based hunt and in view of the clear and present danger posed by hunting dogs to domestic animals, livestock, pets and so on, if he will ban all hunting of wild animals with packs of dogs in the countryside. [4725/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare Expenditure (8 Oct 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 504. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the reinforcement by UK officials to have dogs travelling between here and the UK to have a rabies vaccination, if he will consider the increased funding needs of animal rescue centres in the country arising as a result of rabies vaccination costs; if he will extend the family pet 2015 derogation from the rabies...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Freedom of Information (25 Jan 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ..., Community and Local Government if he can facilitate requests for information under freedom of information to county councils to make all inspection records and applications, in relation to dog breeding establishments, available in unredacted form, apart from mobile phone numbers being redacted, in order that persons and animal welfare groups can have full and comprehensive information...

Animal Welfare: Motion [Private Members] (3 Oct 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...and are consequently derisory. That speaks for itself. To look at particular examples, in a Topical Issue debate last year, I highlighted the matter of the abuse in puppy farms and gave the details about how it was in breach of the existing Dog Breeding Establishments Act. There were no upper limits. Inspections were by appointment with several weeks' notice. When improvement notices...

Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 May 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...is a little and it is not enforced. Amendment No. 6 is not necessarily about wishing to fine and prosecute people. We have tabled it in order that owners will know that if they send their dogs to these countries, there will be consequences for them, whether in terms of a fine or a prison sentence. Let us not be under any illusion, unless a dog owner who sells a greyhound is 100% sure...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Alleged Issue of Abuse of Greyhounds: Bord na gCon (9 Jul 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...was done about them. In some cases, nothing was done. Can the IGB be trusted to do the work now in respect of animal cruelty that it allowed to continue? I will cite a couple of examples. One dog tested positive three times for cocaine, yet it was invited to the night of stars. The same dog was nominated for greyhound of the year. Breaches of sales regulations were brought to the...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Committee Stage (26 Mar 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ..., and the amendments tabled by my colleagues, seek to put a stop to the export of greyhounds. The vast majority of Irish greyhounds are exported to the UK so there are issues concerning Brexit. We know that dogs in the EU are governed by EU law and we know that EU countries are being used as transit points. That is the reality. Amendment No. 1 focuses on welfare and seeks the inclusion...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Hare Coursing Regulation (16 Jan 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ..." in my initial question because condition 23 of the licence is that it gives an opportunity to familiarise hares with the most direct route for escape and that there would not be more than one dog at any particular trial run. Somebody who rang up to book their dog in for one of these trial runs was told that the hares had been well trained. That indicates that any of the hares that had...

Written Answers — Pet Passport Scheme: Pet Passport Scheme (19 May 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 131: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will consider adapting the pet passport application form and the pet passport to include the final destination of the dog. [12213/11]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (2 Nov 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 255: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the date he envisages for the commencement of the dog breeding Bill. [32356/11]

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Will this provision apply retrospectively? Will everyone with a dog in the country have to have it micro-chipped? If anyone is found not to be in compliance, what will be the consequences?

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drugs in Prisons (30 Apr 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 9. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the funding for the training and retraining of dogs used in detecting drugs in the prison system; if he is committed to maintaining this service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19276/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Control of Dogs (15 Oct 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 130. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if the use of the captive bolt is either in practise or permitted in dog pounds. [39338/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Control of Dogs (15 Oct 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 131. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if there is a ministerial guideline on the killing of dogs in pounds. [39339/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (24 Nov 2015)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 259. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to SI No. 128 of 2014, why he is continuing to allow the docking of the tails of hunting dogs, a mutilation considered so unethical that the Veterinary Council of Ireland prohibits vets from performing it. [41548/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Water Pollution (21 Mar 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 1150. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the health risks of spreading dog faeces on fields (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14181/17]