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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dangerous Dog Breeds and Sheep Worrying: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Victor Boyhan: Mr. Geraghty has said this will be at a later date. When does he have in mind? I apologise for cutting across. Does the Department have the strategy? Is it still working on it or does it have it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dangerous Dog Breeds and Sheep Worrying: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Joe Flaherty: ...is laudable, but what the public will tell us is there is probably not enough legislation to deal with dog owners, rather than that we need additional means of reporting bites and so forth. What does she say to that? Is the legislation to deal with dog owners strong enough? She stated dog wardens do not know what to do. What does she think of the legislation that is in place to police...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dangerous Dog Breeds and Sheep Worrying: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Lynn Boylan: ...dangerous breeds list and for certain breeds to be banned. As Ms Creedon said, crossbreeds can be hard to identify. I have a couple of questions. In her opening statement she said that the dog does not behave aggressively because of its breed but, instead, because it is a product of its environment. Does that include the environment into which the dog was born? One of my concerns is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dangerous Dog Breeds and Sheep Worrying: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Erin McGreehan: ...for a licence for a creature that is a potential killer. People do not have the education and they do not understand. I have been bitten by a dog. I could not believe it from wee Benji there; he does not bite anybody. There he was hanging off my leg, however, so he certainly does bite. People are just not nailing it when it comes to education. Are other countries doing a theory test...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dangerous Dog Breeds and Sheep Worrying: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Jackie Cahill: Another vote is taking place. Everyone has answered questions. I know Ms Creedon is going to the airport so I thank her for her attendance. Does Senator Daly wish to continue with the next witnesses?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dangerous Dog Breeds and Sheep Worrying: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Matt Carthy: Does the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine have a view on this?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dangerous Dog Breeds and Sheep Worrying: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Victor Boyhan: Mr. Geraghty is telling the committee that he is not in a position to do so or that he does not think it is a good idea to share it with us just quite yet.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dangerous Dog Breeds and Sheep Worrying: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Mr. Paul Geraghty: Everything is up for discussion. Does the Deputy have a specific response in mind?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dangerous Dog Breeds and Sheep Worrying: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

.... There are also the fines that can be applied by the courts when a prosecution takes place. They are currently capped at €2,500. It is our attention to increase that ceiling to €5,000. That does require an adjustment to the legislation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dangerous Dog Breeds and Sheep Worrying: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Erin McGreehan: ...on dog breeding establishments? To me, automation seems cruel and while it is convenient and dogs might have a clean place, it is a sanitised environment where they are not seeing people. Where does that link up in this entire area? I would see that as being a big problem in regard to the quality or happiness of the dog we end up buying as a potential customer. I want to home in on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dangerous Dog Breeds and Sheep Worrying: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Martin Browne: There has been a lot of talk about public awareness of this. We have seen animal rescue services taking up the slack when the Department does not. They do not have the time or resources. What more can the Department do other than give them more money? The money given in December is nearly gone the following day paying bills and all that but they are still expected to take up the slack.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dangerous Dog Breeds and Sheep Worrying: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ..., the dog can nip them. You can watch all the patterns and all the things you want in the world. It depends on the environment in which a dog is brought up. All dogs should be microchipped but does Ms Creedon think DNA should be taken from all dogs as well?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dangerous Dog Breeds and Sheep Worrying: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Ms Nanci Creedon: The Deputy makes a great point. Perhaps mandatory pet insurance should be part of the legislation so that if something does happen, at least there is funding there and there are repercussions. Legally, every dog should be microchipped so it should be pretty easy to identify which dog is responsible if a dog runs out in front of a car and causes damage. You can identify...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dangerous Dog Breeds and Sheep Worrying: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: ...everything so we know where cattle are from. If we are going to trace the problems if a dog goes after sheep or hurts someone - even a youngster - you need to be able to prove whose dog it is. Does Ms Creedon agree with us going down that road?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dangerous Dog Breeds and Sheep Worrying: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

...I really want change to happen and I do not want this to be another issue brushed under the rug. It would be lovely to see Ireland being at the forefront and pioneering in something different. It does not have to happen tomorrow or next year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dangerous Dog Breeds and Sheep Worrying: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Lynn Boylan: ...point is that the ratio is crude but it is about reducing the number of dogs onsite and increasing the number of people who are able to handle the dogs and get them used to different environments. Does the Department accept that? We know from the shelters that dogs get stressed just by the sound of having a lot of dogs around them and being cooped up. That is what is happening in dog...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dangerous Dog Breeds and Sheep Worrying: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

...It is dangerous for us to have such an unfortunately large population of dog owners who do not truly understand their dogs and dog behaviour and how to safely care for their dog to ensure their dog does not cause harm to others. Unfortunately, the dog wardens do not have any formal training. There is no decent training programme or rigorous testing that they go through before they are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dangerous Dog Breeds and Sheep Worrying: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Matt Carthy: ...day it will be a political decision. That needs to happen. Are there representatives of local authorities on the working group? If so, are they CEO level staff or elected representatives? How does that representation manifest?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dangerous Dog Breeds and Sheep Worrying: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

...of them. There is not centralised reporting of enforcement issues for that because they can be taken by the local authorities. I am not sure whether I can speak to the licensing issue because it does not come under the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. I have my own experience, of course, of dog licensing with my own dog. However, I would not like to make a reply on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dangerous Dog Breeds and Sheep Worrying: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

...need for research is a good one. It is important for policy to be informed by evidence and research to provide a wider context. I referred to it briefly in my opening statement. The Department does fund a considerable amount of research into animal welfare. We funded the post of professor of animal welfare in UCD and a number of specific research projects on animal welfare in different...