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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon (26 Nov 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 372. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the Irish Greyhound Board is attempting to hide incidents involving dogs falling and suffering injuries by withholding race footage from its website (details supplied); if he will direct it to publish the footage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49005/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Animal Welfare (9 May 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...need express permission to be on somebody's land. Hunts are encroaching on land whose owners do not want them. That is not to mention encroachment on housing estates where, as the Minister knows, a dog was killed by the hunt in a collision and somebody's pet was also killed. As the Minister said, the Act also prohibits the pursuit of animals "released in an injured, mutilated or...

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (11 Jan 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: Question 739: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has responded to the recent incident where a dog was thrown out of a car window in County Mayo and found with multiple injuries caused by cruelty; if any investigation or action has been taken against the person who perpetrated that act; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41471/11]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (31 Mar 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...expand greyhound racing to China, if his attention has been drawn to the non-existence of animal welfare legislation in China; if he will assure those concerned for the thousands of Irish surplus dogs who would end up discarded if racing starts in China and are in very real danger of being used in fur and/or food production. [6306/11]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (26 Nov 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 522. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason he has included the docking of dog tails and clipping of dew claws in pups of up to four days old in regulations being drafted under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013; if the regulations will require only qualified personnel to carry out such operations; the way in which these regulations are in line with section...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases Issues (13 Nov 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 142. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the death of a dog from the Longford pound due to go to a new home in the UK who was vaccinated for rabies and who, according to the vet, died as a result of a complication from the rabies vaccine; if he will clarify the need for the introduction of a rabies vaccination process for animals being...

Written Answers — Stag Hunting: Stag Hunting (11 Oct 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...as planned by it on a circulated hunt meet card from October 2010 to March 2011, in clear contravention of the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2010 which makes it an offence to hunt deer with two or more dogs. [28165/11]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Bord na gCon Remit (8 May 2014)

Maureen O'Sullivan: 3. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 90% of the Irish Coursing Club's funding is provided by dog registration fees; if he will propose a complete transfer of the function of greyhound registration from the ICC to Bord na gCon; if he will amend existing legislation governing the greyhound industry to include this transfer...

Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Second Stage (6 Feb 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...not be allowed to register or reregister as the case may be. The reality is that since last November four more Irish greyhounds have ended up in China and 37 Irish greyhounds are on a Chinese dog breeding establishment post. We know the appalling conditions of our puppy farms. One can only imagine the horrific conditions in these Chinese breeding establishments where there is no...

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...been very careful of their animals. This can continue but it will be under the guidance of a parent or guardian. There are too many cases of the Christmas or birthday present being a designer dog, which is then abandoned. I acknowledge the work of animal sanctuaries and animal shelters doing phenomenal work. Some young people and teenagers are committed to animals and I acknowledge the...

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2017: Motion (6 Dec 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...today to be designated for welfare. I met representatives of Bord na gCon when they were here and discussed these matters with them. I acknowledge those greyhound owners who look after their dogs but those who do not are not being addressed. We see that with those whose dogs have been found to have been doped. Funding should have a role in that regard. There should be a way in...

Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Second Stage (6 Feb 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...recent case involving digging out foxes and a terrible example of a hunt chasing a fox into a housing estate. There was a court case and the hunt was fined the maximum allowed under the Control of Dogs Act but because at least 15 people took part in the hunt each person probably paid less than €100. The sanction in the Act was not sufficient. There are also questions about the...

Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...Pringle, are made in the context of animal welfare. The reality is that we have too many examples of appalling cruelty to greyhounds, notwithstanding those greyhound owners who do look after their dogs, including those no longer of use and no longer making money. The Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 did not address this issue for various reasons. We have an opportunity with this Bill,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hare Coursing (9 May 2019)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...vet's name was redacted. There are serious questions for the monitoring committee. Video footage from the coursing event showed coursing officials running across the field pulling a hare from dogs before carrying off the doomed hare to whatever was going to happen to it. The Minister and I do not agree on live hare coursing but at the very least we could agree on the need for...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Greyhound Industry (2 Feb 2017)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...000 was received by the Irish Coursing Club from the Irish Greyhound Board. I hope the Irish Coursing Club and the Irish Greyhound Board are very much separated. I know greyhound owners who keep their dogs for racing do not agree with live hare coursing, yet their fees are going towards supporting it. This has to be clarified. Live hare coursing started in Clonmel last week. RTE...

Residential Mortgage Debt: Motion (3 May 2011)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...would always be able to make the payments because they were told that the good times would last forever. They believed the tall stories about the benefits of tracker mortgages. The expression "the dogs on the street" has been applied to a variety of situations, and it can also be applied to this situation. The dogs in the street knew that the property bubble would burst, that it was just...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hare Coursing (6 Dec 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...recent from the Ardpatrick and Kilfinane coursing in Limerick. Muzzling and other rules do not adequately protect the hare and the footage shows signs of great cruelty. The hare is struck by the dogs, and that is without mentioning the hare's suffering during the capture and confinement period, which is totally against the animal's nature. While I am proud of Ireland's uniqueness in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Control of Horses (11 Oct 2018)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...the Control of Horses Act. They just impound and kill animals or remove dead animals. In the past 11 months, Tipperary County Council has spent €155,800 on removing dead horses. We have dog wardens and litter wardens so could the Department not give the lead with the local authorities? It could even produce a pilot scheme. We know where the black spots are. The local...

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Motion (14 Dec 2016)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ..., injured, killed and terrorised in the name of so-called entertainment. There was the most recent savagery in Rathdowney Coursing Club in County Laois, where the 78 hares in the compound were killed by dogs. This is not an isolated incident. There are other such examples and independent evidence to support it. The coursing gangs illegally capture hares and use them to blood...

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (18 Jul 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...enjoyment nowadays because I am sure it is available much closer to home. I should note that all of the points made in the 1975 debate came prior to the Irish Coursing Club being forced to muzzle dogs at enclosed coursing meetings. The next political push to have hare coursing banned was initiated by the current Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Alan Shatter. Let us consider what...