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Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Animal Breeding (20 Feb 2024)

Josepha Madigan: ...for being unable to be present to take the Commencement matter herself. The Department of Rural and Community Development has policy and legislative responsibility for two areas relating to dogs - the Control of Dogs Acts 1986 to 2014 and the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010. Legislative and policy responsibilities in relation to the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and Control...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Animal Breeding (20 Feb 2024)

Josepha Madigan: The Department is reviewing the existing legislative provisions under the Dog Breeding Establishments Act and the Control of Dogs Act to take into account the recommendations from the report of the working group on the control of dogs, the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and consultation with stakeholders and experts in the field, which was the outcome of the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Animal Welfare (23 Nov 2022)

Josepha Madigan: ...x20ac;3.7 million to 29 animal welfare organisations was announced. Of this funding, €2.7 million, or more than two thirds, was awarded to 68 organisations that deal with the welfare and rehoming of dogs. The Minister, Deputy McConalogue, intends to deliver on the programme for Government commitment to further increase the funding allocated via the grants programme in 2022....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (28 Sep 2021)

Josepha Madigan: ...schools and Special Classes as well as additional teacher training. My Department also provides annual funding of €1.28m to the National Braille Production Centre (NBPC) and to the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind (IGDB) for the provision of its Child Mobility Programme. This grant provides for the services of a Mobility Officer employed by the IGDB who provides mobility training to...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (20 May 2020)

Josepha Madigan: ...protection to a number of species and habitats.   Wildlife crime takes many forms ranging from persecution of badgers, illegal hunting of deer species, illegal hunting of hares with packs of dogs generally known as lurchers, trapping of wild birds such as native finches for illegal trade, wilfully disturbing or destroying the eggs or nests of wild birds, poisoning of raptor...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing Regulation (12 Dec 2019)

Josepha Madigan: The legislative base for both parkland and open hare coursing is the Wildlife (Wild Mammals) (Open Seasons) Order 2005 which allows the hunting of hares, including coursing with dogs for “coursing at regulated coursing matches”. The Wildlife Acts defines a regulated coursing match as "regulated coursing match means a coursing match held in accordance with the rules for such...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (6 Nov 2019)

Josepha Madigan: ...protection to a number of species and habitats. Wildlife crime takes many forms ranging from persecution of badgers, illegal hunting of deer species, illegal hunting of hares with packs of dogs generally known as lurchers, trapping of wild birds such as native finches for illegal trade, wilfully disturbing or destroying the eggs or nests of wild birds, poisoning of raptor species and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Hare Coursing Regulation (6 Nov 2019)

Josepha Madigan: ..., together. The legislative base for both parkland and open hare coursing is the Wildlife (Wild Mammals) (Open Seasons) Order 2005 which allows the hunting of hares, including coursing with dogs for “coursing at regulated coursing matches”. The Wildlife Acts defines a regulated coursing match as follows: "regulated coursing match means a coursing match held in accordance...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Protection (5 Nov 2019)

Josepha Madigan: ...strict protection to a number of species and habitats. Wildlife crime takes many forms ranging from persecution of badgers, illegal hunting of deer species, illegal hunting of hares with packs of dogs generally known as lurchers, trapping of wild birds such as native finches for illegal trade, willfully disturbing or destroying the eggs or nests of wild birds, poisoning of raptor species...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Animal Disease Controls (8 Oct 2019)

Josepha Madigan: ...detection of RHD2, Open Coursing and hunting of hares with beagles and harriers is still permissible during the open season. There is no provision for the hunting of hares with other breeds of dog. I am keeping the matter of the Open Seasons Order under review in the context of the RHD2 virus.

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service (11 Jul 2019)

Josepha Madigan: ...;willing to engage with the Local Authorities on any county-wide initiatives they (or the HSE) wish to propose.   Ticks can be found on a variety of domesticated and wild animals including sheep, goats, horses, cattle, dogs, deer and various wild mammal species. Information on  Lyme Disease is available to the public from the HSE website . The HSE booklet on...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Control (9 Apr 2019)

Josepha Madigan: ...amp;amp; 34 & 38 Capture of wild birds & wild animals Capture Badgers Film/photograph wild birds/animals Retain injured animals Retain injured birds Pen reared birds Hunt protected birds to train gun dogs Examine nests, take the eggs Use of lamp 145 29 116 44 30 99 7 60 0 178 29 133 149 55 95 3 55 1 167 28 88 136 44...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Wildlife Conservation (2 Apr 2019)

Josepha Madigan: ...to the National Biodiversity Data Centre was in 2012. Although the reason for the decline and disappearance of hares from Bull Island is unclear, it is likely that disturbance by people and dogs would have been a source of ongoing stress to hares on the Island and may be the best explanation. Isolated populations, such as at the Bull Island, are especially vulnerable to extinctions,...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Hare Coursing Regulation (16 Jan 2019)

Josepha Madigan: ...to strengthen the regulation of trials. These conditions for trials are also included in the licence issued to the ICC for the current coursing season. It is now a condition that only one dog, as opposed to two, can be used in trials and vets are required to be present. In addition, my Department is to be notified in advance, which was not done previously, and reports of all trials are...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Hare Coursing Regulation (16 Jan 2019)

Josepha Madigan: ...of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to any vets that it can provide. It is of paramount importance that we keep the welfare of the hares as our primary concern, and indeed the dogs as well. It is important to say that the EU Habitats Directive has found that the Irish hare is widespread and common, which is good to report, and none of the identified threats, such as the...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks and Wildlife Service Remit (28 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: The Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2010 makes it an offence to hunt deer with two or more dogs. It is understood that, since the enactment of the legislation, the hunt in question has operated a “drag hunt” in order to comply with the legislation. This form of hunting involves the release of a deer to set a scent over a course. Following the recapture of the deer, the hounds and...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Disease Awareness (8 Nov 2018)

Josepha Madigan: ...and forestry and are not at all confined to National Parks, Nature Reserves or state lands. Ticks can be found on a variety of domesticated and wild animals including sheep, goats, horses, cattle, dogs, deer, rodents  and various wild mammal species. Information on Lyme Disease is available from the HSE and, their booklet: contains useful information in this regard.   For...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks (16 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: ...and forestry and are not at all confined to National Parks, Nature Reserves or state lands. Ticks can be found on a variety of domesticated and wild animals including sheep, goats, horses, cattle, dogs, deer, rodents and various wild mammal species. With regard to signage and notices, information on ticks for members of the public intending to visit the Park is contained in the health and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Heritage Sites (2 Oct 2018)

Josepha Madigan: ...the visitor surveys include vulnerability of the archaeology and the need to protect it, visitor footfall, car parking and traffic management, the use of the site for recreation by local groups and dog walkers, and the need for an enhanced interpretation strategy for the monuments. Some of the issues listed, namely, car parking and traffic management, are primarily the responsibility of...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Parks (22 May 2018)

Josepha Madigan: ...rough vegetation and forestry and are not at all confined to National Parks or Nature Reserves. Ticks can be found on a variety of domesticated and wild animals including sheep, goats, horses, cattle, dogs, deer and various wild mammal species. In terms of an information campaign for visitors to Killarney town, this would be under the remit of the Local Authority.  While, as...