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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dog Breeding Industry (24 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: Following a public consultation process, my Department published new Guidelines for Dog Breeding Establishments in 2018.  These were put in place under the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010, and came into effect on 1 January of this year.  Having published the new Guidelines, my Department is now identifying any necessary legislative changes that may be required to further...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (16 Oct 2019)

Seán Canney: A public consultation process on a review of measures relating to the control of dogs in Ireland  closed on 6 September 2019.   The consultation document posed a series of 10 questions, with interested parties requested to provide written submissions or comments on the questions asked. Approximately 1,000 submissions have been received. The issues raised in the submissions...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dog Breeding Industry (11 Jul 2019)

Seán Canney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 877 and 878 together. My Department has overall policy responsibility for the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010. Under the Act local authorities are responsible for operational activities such as the registration, inspection and regulation of Dog Breeding Establishments, including enforcement activities. Section 18 of the Dog Breeding...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Animal Breeding Regulations (9 Jul 2019)

Seán Canney: My Department has overall policy responsibility for the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010. Under the Act local authorities are responsible for operational activities such as the registration, inspection and regulation of Dog Breeding Establishments, including enforcement activities. Last year, following a public consultation process my Department published new Guidelines for Dog...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dog Breeding Industry (29 May 2019)

Seán Canney: Last year, following a public consultation process my Department published new Guidelines for Dog Breeding Establishments. These were put in place under the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010, and came into effect on 1 January of this year. Having published the new Guidelines, my Department is now identifying any necessary legislative changes that may be required to further improve...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dog Licences (11 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: ...industry survey by pet food manufacturers in Ireland which is referenced by the Deputy. Information supplied by local authorities to my Department for 2017 shows that the number of individual dog licences issued was nearly 200,000 and the number of licences issued for having more than one dog was over 800.  Information relating to the number of people who own a dog but do not have...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dog Licences (9 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: Under the Control of Dogs Act 1986, all dog owners are required to have a dog licence, with some very limited exceptions. The Control of Dogs Act 1986 and the Control of Dogs Regulations 1998 provide for licensing and muzzling exemptions in cases where assistance dogs are kept and wholly or mainly used for the purpose of guiding a blind person or a person whose eyesight is so defective...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dog Breeding Industry (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: Each year my Department publishes statistics covering a range of the dog control responsibilities of local authorities. These include statistics in respect of their work on dog breeding establishments. Local authorities are responsible for registrations, inspections and issuing fixed payment notices or improvement notices in relation to these establishments. Statistics for 2018 are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dog Breeding Industry (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: ...AEC, task force in Tralee. When one meets people who care for animals one realises what is happening. It was a first-time experience for me, even though I am from rural Ireland where we love our dogs and our pets in general. The legislation is being reviewed and the guidelines came in on 1 January. Many comments were received by the Department during the consultation process but...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dog Breeding Industry (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: ...right, including the sale of pups online. We have to look at all of this in the context of legislation and we are working on that at the moment. Deputy Broughan referred to the surrendering of dogs in January, February and March and I urge anybody who considers buying a dog for Christmas or a birthday to ensure there is a place for the dog and that all the necessary socialisation is...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dog Breeding Industry (3 Apr 2019)

Seán Canney: Last year, following a public consultation process, my Department published new Guidelines for Dog Breeding Establishments. These were put in place under the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010, and came into effect on 1 January of this year. Having published the new Guidelines, my Department is now identifying any necessary legislative changes that may be required to further improve...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (26 Mar 2019)

Seán Canney: Under the Control of Dogs Acts, local authorities have responsibility for operating and managing dog control and licensing services in their administrative areas. This includes the management of dog pounds and shelters and my Department has no involvement in this process. However, enquiries have been made by my Department with the local authority concerned. It tendered for the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (12 Mar 2019)

Seán Canney: I propose to take Questions Nos. 613 to 615, inclusive, together. The overall intention of dog control legislation is to place the onus on dog owners and those in control of dogs to act responsibly by keeping their dogs under effectual control. Such responsible dog ownership is the key to reducing incidences of sheep worrying and other problem behaviours. The Control of Dogs Acts...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (7 Mar 2019)

Seán Canney: My Department publishes statistics in respect of a range of dog control responsibilities of local authorities, including the number of dogs euthanised in local authority pounds.  Information up to and including 2017 is available on my Department’s website at the following link: The specific information requested is also outlined in the below table. I am pleased to note that the...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Animal Welfare Bodies (5 Mar 2019)

Seán Canney: My Department has policy responsibility for matters pertaining to the Dog Breeding Establishment Act 2010. In July 2018, my Department published new Guidelines for dog breeding establishments. These came into effect on 1 January 2019 and are available on my Department's website at the following link: https://drcd.gov.ie/wp-content/uploads/Guidelines-for-DBEs-. pdf  These Guidelines were...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dog Breeding Industry (24 Jan 2019)

Seán Canney: My Department published new Guidelines for dog breeding establishments in July 2018. The Guidelines came into effect on 1 January 2019. The revised guidelines were developed in collaboration with the County and City Management Association (CCMA) Dogs Working Group.  The working group included representatives from the ISPCA, the DSPCA, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine,...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Dog Breeding Industry (23 Jan 2019)

Seán Canney: My Department has overall policy responsibility for the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010.  The Act provides for guidelines to be put in place for the management and operation of Dog Breeding Establishments. Following a public consultation process, my Department published new Guidelines in July of last year. The revised Guidelines came into effect on 1 January this year. ...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (22 Jan 2019)

Seán Canney: The Control of Dogs Acts 1986 to 2010 set out a range of requirements for all dog owners or any other person in charge of a dog. The Control of Dogs Regulations set out further requirements in respect of owners of 10 specific breeds.  The aim of these specific control requirements for certain breeds is to provide a balanced and workable arrangement which prioritises the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dog Breeding Industry (8 Nov 2018)

Seán Canney: My Department has overall responsibility for the Dog Breeding Establishment Act 2010. Statistics for dog related activities undertaken by local authorities are published on the Department's website. They include information on dog breeding establishments which are defined in legislation as premises with "6 or more bitches, over 6 months old and capable of being used for breeding purposes"....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Dog Breeding Industry (8 Nov 2018)

Seán Canney: ...the Minister of State, Deputy Kyne, I will honour it. My officials will be in contact with the Deputy in that regard. He is correct that three Departments are involved in the overall control of dogs. My Department is involved in the policy area. The dog breeding establishment guidelines were published in July and will come into effect in January 2019. They have been well received by...