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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Animal Breeding Regulations (12 Feb 2015)

Alan Kelly: The implementation of the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 is a matter for local authorities. Welfare standards regarding dog breeding establishments ha ve been provided for through G uidelines issued by my Department to coincide with the commencement of the Act on 1 January 2012 . Each l ocal authorit yis responsible for monitoring these standards in its functional area . My Department...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (29 Jun 2023)

Martin Browne: ..., that is one of the reasons the freedom of information request has been denied, in that if you get that information, it identifies the breeding ground. The next petition is No. P00014/23 - larger dogs on trains - from Ms Melissa Serpico. The petitions case manager corresponded with Mr. Ken Spratt, Secretary General of the Department of Transport on 7 May 2023 and received a reply on 20...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Nov 2020)

Paul Donnelly: In the programme for Government there is a commitment to look at legislation relating to dog welfare. Over recent months there have been serious issues relating to Ashtown dog pound and disturbing news of an ongoing Garda investigation into the treatment of dogs brought to the pound. I am very aware of this matter from my time as a councillor and it was brought before us on many occasions....

Written Answers — Dog Licences: Dog Licences (3 Nov 2009) See 1 other result from this answer

John Gormley: The number of dog licences issued in the last five years is as follows:- Year No. of Dog Licences Issued 2008 215,190 2007 217,420 2006 198,174 2005 196,160 2004 197,017 The breakdown of the number of dog licences issued by each local authority in 2008 is as follows:- CONTROL OF DOGS ACTS, 1986 & 1992 2008 DOG LICENCES Local Authority Individual licence General licence Total...

Written Answers — Control of Dogs: Control of Dogs (19 Nov 2009) See 2 other results from this answer

John Gormley: The Control of Dogs Regulations 1998 place controls on the following ten breeds of dogs : American Pit Bull Terrier, Bull Mastiff, Doberman Pinscher, English Bull Terrier, German Shepherd (Alsatian), Japanese Akita, Japanese Tosa, Rhodesian Ridgeback, Rottweiler, Staffordshire Bull Terrier and every type of dog commonly known as a Ban Dog (or Bandog). The controls, which must be observed...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Animal Welfare (13 Oct 2015)

Alan Kelly: My Department has no direct role in the management or operation of local authority dog shelters. Under the Control of Dogs Acts, local authorities are responsible for operating and managing dog control services in their administrative areas, including the management of dog shelters. Scanning for microchips in dog shelters is not compulsory and is a matter solely for consideration by the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Animal Welfare (28 Apr 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 408 and 410 together. The regulation of each dog breeding establishment is a matter for the local authority in whose functional area the establishment is located. The local authority must maintain for public inspection a register of dog breeding establishments in its functional area, which must include the name and address of the applicant seeking entry onto...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Resources (9 Jun 2015)

Michael Noonan: The acquisition of detector dogs and the deployment of dog teams is a matter for the Revenue Commissioners.  I am advised by the Commissioners that the total number of dog units in operation is currently 17.  An additional dog unit is being set-up in Dublin Airport to target the importation of foodstuffs. This dog unit will be operated by Revenue on behalf of the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dog Breeding Industry (11 May 2021)

Heather Humphreys: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1012 to 1016, inclusive, together. Each year my Department publishes annual statistics in respect of a range of the dog control responsibilities of local authorities, including those that relate to dog breeding establishments. This information is collated from annual returns received from all local authorities. Information up to and including 2019, by county...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (4 Apr 2017)

Jackie Cahill: It could change in the future, of course, but at the moment there is no dominant stud dog. There was a time when a dominant stud dog was being used virtually exclusively to any other dogs. I went to a major puppy stake in Limerick which had 12 heats with 72 dogs. There were 65 different sires for the dogs.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 applies to all “protected animals”, that is animals in the possession of man, including dogs. The Act in its totality applies to dogs in the same manner as it applies to other domestic animals. I would draw the Deputy’s particular attention to sections 11 (1)(a) (duty to protect animal welfare), section 12(1)(b) (prohibition on...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Jul 2020)

David Norris: ...the hospital setting in the home. Is there any chance that the relevant legislation could be amended to include, and not to exclude, families such as this? The second matter is the question of dog theft. There has been an enormous spate of dog thefts recently, particularly since Covid-19. Under the current law, the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001, pets are...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (15 Dec 2022)

Heather Humphreys: No breed of dog is banned in Ireland. However, the relevant legislation in this area, the Control of Dogs Acts 1986 to 2014, sets out a range of requirements for all dog owners or any other person in charge of a dog. The Control of Dogs Regulations 1998, S.I. 442/1998 set out further requirements that owners of specific breeds of dogs, including strains or crosses of those breeds, have to...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Animal Welfare (21 Mar 2023)

Heather Humphreys: My Department has policy and legislative responsibility for dog control.  I published the consultation report on ‘A review of measures relating to the control of dogs in Ireland’ last year.   This report followed a public consultation to which over 1,000 responses were received.  As a result of this review, the Department intends to more actively promote a...

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad Bill amended by the Dáil]: Report and Final Stages (14 Jul 2010) See 6 other results from this debate

John Gormley: Amendment No. 25 outlines the requirements for notifying the local authority of the particulars of the sale of dogs in order that the register can be maintained. Currently, a number of companies operate databases of microchipped dogs. A dog warden with a handheld device can scan the neck of the dog. If the dog is microchipped, the warden will be able to identify the owner. This provision...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Control of Dogs (26 May 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 934, 935 and 973 together. Consultations in relation to controls on dogs, including in relation to the breeds to be subject to restrictions, were conducted with the Director of Veterinary Services of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, the Irish Veterinary Association (IVA), the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA) and the...

Written Answers — Garda Strength: Garda Strength (8 Nov 2006) See 1 other result from this answer

Michael McDowell: I have been informed by the Garda authorities that the Garda Dog Unit consists of 26 Garda dogs and is staffed by 2 Sergeants and 14 Gardaí. There are currently two dogs being trained in Tactical Support and a further dog in blood detection. It is proposed to expand the Garda Dog Unit nationwide, on a Regional basis and to this end a pilot, in the Southern division (based in Cork and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Control of Dogs (14 May 2015)

Alan Kelly: My attention has been drawn to an unedited manuscript entitled Human hospitalisations due to dog bites in Ireland (1998-2013): Implications for current breed specific legislationby Páraic Ó Súilleabháin which is stated to have been accepted for publication in the Veterinary Journal. The Control of Dogs Regulations 1998 require that dogs of certain breeds, and strains or...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Control of Dogs (18 Nov 2014)

Alan Kelly: In accordance with the Control of Dogs Regulations, 1998, the requirement for dogs of certain breeds to be securely muzzled in a public place and being led by a sufficiently strong chain or leash, by a person over the age of sixteen years who is capable of controlling the dog, does not apply to dogs being used for the purpose of guidance by persons unable to find their way without guidance. ...

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

Mr. Frank Nyhan: This bears repeating. There are currently 3,600 dogs in the racing pool in Ireland. There were 2,344 litters in 2018 and a litter is accepted as being between five and six pups. Every year, 6,500 dogs are exported to England and approximately 2,000 dogs go coursing. We are rehoming between 1,100 and 1,200 dogs per annum. Those figures balance. We are producing the...