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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Disability Issues Update: Minister of State at the Department of Health (19 Nov 2015)

Ciara Conway: ...from congregated settings to more person-centred care. In our second session later today we will be meeting an umbrella group which represents different organisations that work with assistance dogs. By virtue of section 17(2)(l) of the Defamation Act 2009, witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the committee. However, if they are directed by it to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Assistance Dogs in Ireland: Discussion (19 Nov 2015)

Ciara Conway: Our second session today is to discuss the increasingly important role played by assistance dogs in helping a range of families across our communities and the measures needed to regulate for quality assistance dogs to play a caring, therapeutic role into the future. We are joined by representatives of the Irish Assistance Dogs umbrella group, which represents a number of organisations...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Assistance Dogs in Ireland: Discussion (19 Nov 2015)

Ciara Conway: ...the fact that there is no one section of Government dealing with the far-ranging issues relating to disability. This engagement further highlights the fact. Just totting up the Departments, the dog licence issue is probably dealt with by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Could the witnesses indicate who wants to respond because there are a lot of far-reaching questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Assistance Dogs in Ireland: Discussion (19 Nov 2015)

Ciara Conway: My second question was about the sale of clothing with words on it. I would be interested to hear about that. Am I right in saying that people are free to sell clothing that has "assistance dog" printed on it? Such clothing could be put on any dog? That would contaminate, for want of a better word, people who have their dogs trained to such a high standard. Is this why we are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Assistance Dogs in Ireland: Discussion (19 Nov 2015)

Ciara Conway: ...the changes required to the relevant legislation. I am sure members of the committee will also do all they can to further heighten awareness in relation to this area. I also thank Olivia and her dog Fifi and Oisín and his dog Oscar for being here today. I was delighted to hear about the impact guide dogs are having on their lives and on their families. I propose that a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Litter Pollution Fines (15 Apr 2015)

Ciara Conway: 754. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of fines for dog fouling that were issued by Waterford County Council, Waterford City Council and Waterford city and county council for each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13875/15]