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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (9 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...to ongoing input from the ACCAW in this regard. An example of the ACCAW work was in the development of the Department’s approach to the animal welfare issue posed by brachycephalic (flat-faced) dog breeds. ACCAW advised that the use of images of brachycephalic dog breeds in advertising, marketing and news media has contributed to increasing demand for brachycephalic dogs in this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (9 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department continuously reviews its various arrangements regarding import control checks, of which the use of food detector dogs is one important element. Extensive manual checks and scanning equipment are also used at ports and airports to monitor for illegal imports of food products. There are currently no plans to expand the food detector dog service. My Department provides funding on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (11 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I acknowledge your request for myself or officials from my Department to meet with the newly established community of stakeholders group - Dogs in Society. The Deputy will be aware that the Department of Rural and Community Development (DCRD) has policy responsibility for Dog Control and Dog Breeding Establishments. I would be most grateful if the Deputy could provide my office with more...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Passports (9 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: There are different rules applicable when a pet is travelling with its owner as a non-commercial move (e.g. for the purposes of a holiday) versus when a dog is being shipped commercially between Ireland and the UK (excluding Northern Ireland) (e.g. a dog being shipped to its new owner by a commercial transporter). This answer details the rules for a pet non-commercial movement i.e. for an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Passports (9 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: If a dog is appropriately treated against tapeworms and the vet certifies it as required in the pet passport 24 hours prior to departing Ireland for the UK (excluding Northern Ireland), and returns to Ireland from the UK (excluding Northern Ireland) within 120 hours of that treatment, this is sufficient in terms of meeting the requirement to have tapeworm treatment prior to returning to Ireland.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (9 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ..., as part of my Department's wider animal welfare strategy, advises me on animal welfare matters and considered the question of whether the use of remotely controlled electronic shock collars on dogs and cats ought to be banned in Ireland. As part of this process, my Department held a public consultation, earlier this year, with the results available on gov.ie: . I have no plans to refer...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (9 Jul 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ..., as part of my Department's wider animal welfare strategy, advises me on animal welfare matters and considered the question of whether the use of remotely controlled electronic shock collars on dogs and cats ought to be banned in Ireland. As part of this process, my Department held a public consultation, earlier this year, with the results available here: . Having evaluated and taken...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (19 Jun 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...My Department continually reviews and works to update legislation, in relation to Animal Welfare, in order to strengthen and improve standards, with controls and procedures in place for ear cropping of dogs and work under way to ban the use of remotely controlled electronic shock collars on dogs and cats, being recent updates in this regard. Responsibility for Dog Breeding...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Dogs (13 Jun 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is fully committed to promoting responsible dog ownership, which is such an important issue. I recognise that the recent series of dog attacks, particularly the tragic and shocking events in Limerick, have caused huge concerns to people in this regard. That is why I am taking firm action, along with my colleague Minister Humphreys, to encourage responsible dog ownership and to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (28 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...practice as part of the ongoing oversight process for such charities in receipt of funding under my Department’s Animal Welfare Grants programme. The procurement procedures relating to the provision of dog control services, including pounds, for local authorities is a matter for the relevant local authority and for the Department of Rural and Community Development, which has...

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).

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Assisted Animal Reproduction (15 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...aware of the Veterinary Council of Ireland's (VCI) updated code of professional conduct as regards canine surgical artificial insemination and I note the report of the Working Group on Control of Dogs, approved by Cabinet in March 2023, which includes a recommendation that surgical artificial insemination in canines ought to be prohibited, where the word canine encompasses all breeds of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: European Union (30 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...Seeds) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 59/2020 European Communities (Marketing of Vegetable Propagating and Plant Material, other than Seed) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 141/2020 Pet Travel (Cats, dogs and ferrets) Regulations 2020. 160/2020 European Communities (Vegetable Seeds) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020. 172/2020 Sea Fisheries (Shark Fin) regulations 2020 197/2020...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Domestic Pets (23 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...in the EU Animal Health Law, Regulation (EU) 429/2016 on transmissible animal diseases and refer to intra-community trade and imports into the Union. The specific entry requirements for pets; dogs, cats and ferrets; are outlined in Regulation (EU) 576/2013 on the non-commercial movement of pet animals. Any animal which does not meet the health requirements set out in these regulations...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I am fully committed to promoting responsible dog ownership among the general public. The Animal Welfare Strategy 2021-2025 Working Together for Animal Welfare includes a commitment to establish an Advisory Council on Companion Animal Welfare. The Council convened in November 2021 with members having a diverse range of skill sets, so that it can advise me on matters relating to companion...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (21 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The use of remotely controlled electronic shock collars in dogs and cats has been banned in several European countries on the grounds of animal welfare. The question of whether the use of these devices on dogs and cats ought to be banned in Ireland is under consideration within my Department following consultations with the Advisory Council for Companion Animal Welfare (ACCAW), which advises...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (21 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: At present there are no plans within my Department to introduce qualifications and associated regulations with regard to dog trainers operating in Ireland.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (21 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is responsible for S.I. No 63/2015, the Microchipping of Dogs Regulation 2015 and S.I. 427/2015 - Microchipping of Dogs (Amendment) Regulations 2015. Under these Regulations, all dogs over 12 weeks of age (or younger if sold before 12 weeks) must be microchipped. It is illegal to sell/supply a dog that is not microchipped. The microchip number must be registered; this helps...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (21 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is responsible for S.I. No 63/2015, the Microchipping of Dogs Regulation 2015 and S.I. 427/2015 - Microchipping of Dogs (Amendment) Regulations 2015. Under these Regulations, all dogs over 12 weeks of age (or younger if sold before 12 weeks) must be microchipped. It is illegal to sell/supply a dog that is not microchipped. The microchip number must be registered; this helps...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Dogs (20 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is responsible for S.I. No 63/2015, the Microchipping of Dogs Regulation 2015 and S.I. 427/2015 - Microchipping of Dogs (Amendment) Regulations 2015. Under these Regulations, all dogs over 12 weeks of age (or younger if sold before 12 weeks) must be microchipped. There are four authorised database operators under the Act. The table below outlines figures for the number of new...