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Estimates for Public Services 2023: Programme for Government (5 Dec 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: .... One related to puppy farms and the second to the stealing of pets from families. The reason we did so is because the entire animal welfare space in this country is in a bad place; so much so, that dog charities are currently at breaking point. The responsibility for animal welfare is split between four different Departments currently and puppy farms are churning out 30,000 puppies on...

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Temporary Solidarity Contribution) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: ...desired by the Green Party and other political parties. Fianna Fáil is an ideological husk and does not necessarily have a belief in anything, so it will go in any direction, but the Green Party tail is wagging the Fine Gael dog in this case in the context of energy prices. It is an important issue that the Government is looking to keep energy prices artificially high, not just...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (25 Apr 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: ...have high electricity and energy prices because high energy prices actually reduce consumption. It is its policy to look for high energy prices. I think the Green Party tail is wagging the Government dog on this issue and, as a result, many families throughout the country are literally unable to live. When will the Bill on the windfall tax be in place?

Co-ordination of International Protection Services: Statements (16 Feb 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: ...stood up this week in the Dáil and supported the provision of supports to refugees but also said he wanted a robust application system. He was accused by People Before Profit and by the Social Democrats of dog whistling. There is a McCarthyite feel to this. Even when people do not say something, some people will strategically misinterpret what was said and slur those people to shut...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Data (8 Feb 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 505. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of fines that have been issued for controlled breeds of dogs for being in breach of regulations in each county for the past five years. [5607/23]

Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) (Amendment) (Pets) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Dec 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: ...weakness in that enforcement. I recognise that the Minister of State has a special interest and has made a special effort in this area. We also need proper regulation around dangerous breeds of dogs. I cannot imagine there is a town or village in the country that does not regularly see dangerous breeds operating outside of the law. The law is broken day in, day out, in that area. It...

Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) (Amendment) (Pets) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (15 Dec 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: ...Murphy and Seán Canney, two colleagues from the Regional Group who have co-signed this Bill. Their support for the Bill is very much appreciated. I thank the Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, DSPCA, and Dogs Trust Ireland which are doing great work caring for stolen and abandoned animals. Their organisations deal daily with the damage being done to pets. I also...

Dog Breeding Establishments (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Nov 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: .... This is one of the issues which very much unites everybody in here in that the relationships we have with our own pets are key and important ones. It is also important that I put my own dog on the record. Rua is a 14-year-old cross between a red setter and a golden retriever. He is still going strong at that age. He runs the fields and the country roads and, as typical for a dog...

Dog Breeding Establishments (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Nov 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: I move: "That the Bill be now read a Second Time." Táim brodúil as an mBille seo a chuir os comhair na Dála inniu. Is Bille tábhachtach é. I am delighted to present Aontú's Dog Breeding Establishments (Amendment) Bill 2021, or the puppy farm Bill, on Second Stage. This Bill is the second animal welfare Bill Aontú has introduced in this Dáil. The...

Home Heating Fuels: Motion [Private Members] (26 Apr 2022)

Peadar Tóibín: ...left out, young people have no option but to go to the sprawling commuter belt to get a job and raise a family. The actions of this Government, particularly of the Green Party, the tail that is wagging the dog in the Government, are incredible. The Government, like the country, is completely lopsided. It is way out of touch, especially with rural Ireland. Does the Minister of State...

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) (Extension of Notice Periods) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (14 Dec 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: Many of us on this side of the Chamber expected the Green Party to play, to some extent, a sort of a watchdog role within the Government. We believed that, given its election manifesto and its long-held objectives in regard to housing and many other issues, the party would ensure it put pressure on both Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael to make them do right by key issues such as housing. I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Animal Welfare (12 Oct 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 427. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda investigations into illegal puppy farms and or illegal dog breeding establishments in each of the years from 2010 to 2020. [49322/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Animal Breeding (12 Oct 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 684. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of registered puppy farms and registered dog breeding establishments in each of the years from 2010 to 2020. [49316/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Animal Breeding (12 Oct 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 685. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of inspections at registered puppy farms and registered dog breeding establishments in each of the years from 2010 to 2020. [49317/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Animal Breeding (12 Oct 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 686. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of violations by registered puppy farms and registered dog breeding establishments in each of the years from 2010 to 2020. [49318/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Animal Breeding (12 Oct 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 687. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of dogs or puppies sold or bred by registered puppy farms and registered dog breeding establishments in each of the years from 2010 to 2020. [49319/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Animal Breeding (12 Oct 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 688. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of prosecutions for offences at or involving illegal puppy farms and or illegal dog breeding establishments in each of the years from 2010 to 2020. [49323/21]

Private Security Services (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 May 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: ...security firm from Antrim, headed by an ex-UDR soldier, who, in the words of a colleague, thought he was Rambo. The actions of the security firm resulted in multiple people being left injured, a dog killed, several cars burned out and the siblings left suicidal. The siblings were dragged from their house by the security team and assaulted. Two elderly sisters were left on the roadside....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Data (11 May 2021)

Peadar Tóibín: 633. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of prosecutions for offences at or involving illegal puppy farms and or illegal dog breeding establishments in each year from 2010 to 2020. [23978/21]

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

Peadar Tóibín: 1012. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of registered puppy farms and registered dog breeding establishments for each of the years 2010 to 2020. [23971/21]