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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (12 Dec 2023)

Alan Kelly: 561. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated full-year cost in 2024 if the number of dogs in the Garda dog unit increased to 50. [54948/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Animal Welfare (23 Feb 2022)

Alan Kelly: 275. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if an audit has been carried out into dog pounds nationwide; and if there are plans to carry out an audit in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10298/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (25 Jan 2022)

Alan Kelly: 684. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an nationwide audit has been carried out into dog pounds; and if there are plans to carry out an audit in the future. [3056/22]

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2020: Motion (1 Dec 2020)

Alan Kelly: ...sector and who have put proposals to Greyhound Racing Ireland and the previous Minister that were never acted on. These proposals need to be acted on. This is a central issue. People cannot mistreat dogs. There has to be a proper welfare system in place that is funded. It is critical. Greyhound Racing Ireland gets a significant volume of funding but this does not transpire to the...

Working from Home (Covid-19) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Nov 2020)

Alan Kelly: ...employers to workers, by requiring employers to pay a fixed tax-free amount to cover the costs of working from home, such as higher heating, electricity and broadband bills. The current law in this area is an absolute dog's dinner. Under it, employers are effectively required to inspect the homes of their employees to ensure that they are suitable for working from home. I do not...

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon Financial Statement 2017 (19 Sep 2019)

Alan Kelly: ...at a crossroads for the industry and the future of the industry is at stake. For those who participate in it and those who do everything appropriately and properly and look after the welfare of dogs, I would like this industry to be sustainable. I have eight questions, which I will line up so the witnesses can prepare to answer them. My first questions are to the Department. My...

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

Alan Kelly: ..., or from both? Many of the breeders and owners watching this committee tonight want to know that because they are very concerned about the answer to that question. Finally, the issue of drugs has been raised here before and the case was cited of a dog that tested positive for drugs three times. Dogs that test positive do not race, so how can somebody whose dog tests positive be allowed...

Topical Issue Debate: Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (3 Jul 2018)

Alan Kelly: Let us call a spade a spade. The dogs in the street know what is happening here. I appreciate the Minister of State's script but it is actually insulting to the industry. Everyone knows what is going on here. Market dominance is being abused. A whole range of publicans are being approached with these incentives. It is happening everywhere, whether it is rebates, refurbishment, kegs,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Cancer Screening Programmes: Discussion (23 May 2018)

Alan Kelly: ...will address with regard to the reviews, audits, processes and what has been delivered. I will also address the future. Let us not forget about that because obviously there will be a change. The dogs in the street know that. We will bring this back as there would be an outcry otherwise. How do we resource for that in terms of human resources, IT resources, lab resources and all of...

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Alan Kelly: Does Mr. Gleeson know if board members are allowed own dogs?

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Alan Kelly: Mr. Meaney says that he stands over his evidence. On that day, he must have believed that board members were not allowed to own dogs.

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (Resumed) (18 May 2017)

Alan Kelly: ...of Bord na gCon, gave evidence on 4 May that, under the Act, board members were not allowed to own greyhounds and he believed that. He did not know whether or not board members were allowed to own dogs because he did not know the Act. That is obvious because what he said is not accurate, as he has now admitted. The chairman of Bord na gCon did not know whether board members were allowed...

Public Accounts Committee: Bord na gCon: Financial Statements 2015 (4 May 2017)

Alan Kelly: ...and bookmaker and Tote income all collapsed. Attendances fell from 1.28 million to just under 650,000 between 2007 and 2015. However, if one looks at the Tote in 2006 for horse racing versus dog racing, there is not much of a difference but for some reason, in the horse racing industry, which is run very differently to the greyhound industry, the Tote has come through the recession but...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Chapter 7 - EU Refunds and Levies in the Agriculture Sector (16 Feb 2017)

Alan Kelly: ...for Bord na gCon. I am unsure as to how many people have confidence in Bord na gCon. It is obvious that there will be a disclosure regarding Bord na gCon in the media in the near future. The dogs in the street - pardon the pun - know that the media have been all over this issue recently. I know this because I have received calls about it. I presume the fact that the accounts for 2015...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Dog Licences (20 Apr 2016)

Alan Kelly: Section 46 of the Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 seeks to amend certain provisions of the Control of Dogs Acts, which inadvertently exempted certain bodies, including hunting groups, from the dog licensing requirements. Accordingly, once commenced, section 46 of the 2015 Act will reinstate the requirement for these bodies to hold a licence. I have delayed commencing the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Litter Pollution (3 Feb 2016)

Alan Kelly: ...for selecting suitable projects for funding and deciding on individual grant allocations. The scheme requires that projects selected should promote greater public awareness and education in relation to litter, including the issue of dog fouling, and since 2008, graffiti. Under ALAGS, they should also, where possible, focus on voluntary initiatives by community and environmental groups...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Animal Breeding Regulations (13 Jan 2016)

Alan Kelly: The Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 provides for the regulation of Dog Breeding Establishments and provides a robust regulatory framework for, inter alia, the licensing, monitoring and inspection of dog breeding establishments by local authorities. The Act does not prescribe the purposes for which such premises may or may not be established, managed or operated. Accordingly, it does...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Animal Breeding Regulations (19 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: The regulation of dog breeding establishments is a matter for local authorities in accordance with the Dog Breeding Establishment Act 2010. The Act provides a robust regulatory framework for, inter alia, the licensing, monitoring and inspection of dog breeding establishments by local authorities and, where a serious and immediate threat exists to public health or animal health and welfare,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Animal Breeding Regulations (10 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 515, 516 and 518 together. The regulation of dog breeding establishments is a matter for local authorities in accordance with the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010. Section 9 of the Act requires each local authority to establish and maintain a register of dog breeding establishments situated in their respective functional areas and persons intending to...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Animal Welfare (10 Nov 2015)

Alan Kelly: Under the Control of Dogs Acts, local authorities are solely responsible for operating and managing dog control and licensing services in their administrative areas and my Department has no direct role in this regard. Certain statistics concerning local authority dog control functions are published on my Department’s website. These statistics include the number of dogs surrendered...