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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (17 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: ...if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) detailing the sale of an Irish greyhound to China; the action he and the Irish Greyhound Board will take; the route of export of the dog from Ireland to China; and if efforts will be made to repatriate the animal and the 50 other Irish greyhounds now in China in view of the deplorable animal welfare record of China. [42691/19]

Noise Pollution (Management and Abatement) Bill 2019: First Stage (1 Oct 2019)

Tommy Broughan: ..., high blood pressure, heart disease and many other serious medical conditions. All Deputies have probably been contacted by constituents enduring noise pollution from defective alarms, barking dogs, construction sites, nearby factories and businesses, open air events, very loud music and from transport, including vehicle traffic, trains and aircraft. I was very supportive of the Noise...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rights of People with Disabilities (2 Jul 2019)

Tommy Broughan: The Minister of State is a lap-dog.

Summer Economic Statement 2019: Statements (25 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: ...year's report is very similar. It is hard to know why the Minister cannot respond in a very full manner to the challenges that have been put to him by the IFAC. While I accept Deputy Noonan's point that there is no use having a dog if it does not bark, a response is necessary. Chapter 5 of the report, Public Expenditure Strategy, mentions a number of expenditure reforms, including the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Budgets (20 Jun 2019)

Tommy Broughan: ...Fiscal Advisory Council, IFAC, with regard to expenditure generally? The Minister's colleague, one of his predecessors, Deputy Noonan, said at a party meeting that there is no point in having a dog if it does not bark. Of course when he was a Minister during an earlier crisis years ago, Deputy Noonan said that the dogs bark but the caravan moves on. I am therefore not sure what Fine...

Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (15 May 2019)

Tommy Broughan: ...security or the protection of the health and life for humans, animals or plants. Clearly, there is a legal basis for what we seek to do. The genesis of the white list comes from the excellent advocacy group, Dogs Trust, and is simply to protect the animals because we have had endless horror stories of what has happened to our dogs in jurisdictions such as China and Macau. It is...

Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 [Seanad]: Report and Final Stages (16 Apr 2019)

Tommy Broughan: ...State is aware, in 2017 I introduced the Welfare of Greyhounds (Amendment) Bill, which originally sought to create a list of countries to which the export of greyhounds would be permissible. The Bill was developed in conjunction with the outstanding animal advocacy body Dogs Trust Ireland. The intention of the Bill was to put a stop to the practice of greyhounds being sold, and sold on,...

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

Tommy Broughan: 68. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of dog breeding establishments registered; the number inspected in 2018 and to date in 2019; the number that required follow-up inspections; the number of fixed payment notices or improvement notices served by type; the number of closure notices served during that time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15204/19]

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

Tommy Broughan: The last time I asked a question on the inspection of dog breeding establishments and the welfare of dogs, the Minister said the guidelines were being published last year, following a long consultation, and that they would come into effect in January 2019. He said there were 248 registered breeding establishments in 2016 and 258 in 2017. What is the up-to-date position on the guidelines and...

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

Tommy Broughan: I welcome the fact that the Minister is publishing the 2018 statistics in June. How many people have been prosecuted and convicted for breaches of the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 to date? The 2017 figures showed there were 2,176 on-the-spot fines issued under the Control of Dogs Act and 766 were paid, with 191 prosecutions and 99 convictions. What happened to the remainder of...

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

Tommy Broughan: ...has been listening to submissions. Section 9 of the 2010 Act provides for the registration of the establishments of breeders and the Minister made an interesting point about the number of breeding dogs that should be registered. What about those who are operating under the radar? I have a rural background so I totally understand the concerns people have about all farm and companion...

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

Tommy Broughan: 88. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will report on the review of legislation to consider further regulations in relation to dog breeding establishments; the timeframe for such a review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15203/19]

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (27 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: .... We do not have noise limits in this country. The Minister can search through all the road traffic legislation. He will know this issue comes under a series of Acts covering noise, be it from barking dogs to machinery in factories and right across the area of production of noise. We know what the World Health Organization has codified as desirable low sound levels, namely, under 50...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (26 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 976. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is engaging at EU level to rectify issues in relation to the fact that the TRACES system used to record the exportation of dogs does not differentiate between greyhounds and other dogs and continued concerns regarding the export of greyhounds to countries with poor welfare standards; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (12 Mar 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 490. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an organisation (details supplied) will be representing Ireland at a dog show in China in April 2019; if so, his views on same in view of the fact that China is a country with few or no animal or dog welfare laws or regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11893/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (26 Feb 2019)

Tommy Broughan: 469. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of dogs entering here each year under the EU pet travel scheme (details supplied); the countries of origin; the number of dogs entering here each year under Council Directive 92/65/EEC; the countries of origin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9621/19]

Aircraft Noise (Dublin Airport) Regulation Bill 2018: Report Stage (13 Feb 2019)

Tommy Broughan: ...Council, often with very small staff numbers, are asked to carry out a significant range of functions regarding noise, including noise from construction, commercial bodies, neighbourhood noise, barking dogs and so on. We have long-needed a consolidated Bill. In a previous Dáil, the former Deputy Cuffe of the Green Party brought forward such a Bill. The idea of such a Bill would...

Greyhound Racing Bill 2018: Second Stage (6 Feb 2019)

Tommy Broughan: ...and in July 2016 we had the Morris review of anti-doping and medication in Ireland commissioned by Bord na gCon. All three reports, sadly, found major issues with governance and regulation in dog racing. I commend my colleagues in the Seanad, in particular Senator Ruane and her staff and the Civic Engagement Group, on the amendments they put forward in trying to improve the Bill. ...

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

Tommy Broughan: 5. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of dog breeding establishments by county; the number of inspections by county in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018; the outcome in cases of breaches of the guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45949/18]

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

Tommy Broughan: The Minister told us at the end of 2017 that there were almost 260 dog breeding establishments registered with various local authorities. Some 36 were registered in Limerick city and county, 35 in Cork and 28 in Wexford. The various numbers were supplied. Inspection fees amounted to €83,000. Between 2013 and 2017 four closure and 31 improvement notices were issued, but four...