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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authorities (20 Mar 2024)

Patrick Costello: 705. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government for an update in relation to the negotiations between him and the Minister for Rural and Community Development about hiring more dog wardens; how many additional dog warden positions will be created; where these positions will be assigned; how much additional funding will be made available; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Data (20 Mar 2024)

Patrick Costello: 1571. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of dog wardens employed in each local authority in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13138/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Data (20 Mar 2024)

Patrick Costello: 1572. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department will increase funding available to the dog control units of local authorities to hire additional dog wardens; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13139/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Data (20 Mar 2024)

Patrick Costello: 1596. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update in relation to the negotiations between her and the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage about hiring more dog wardens; how many additional dog warden positions will be created; where these positions will be assigned; how much additional funding will be made available; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (7 Mar 2024)

Patrick Costello: 439. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the Local Authority Control of Dogs Statistics Report 2023 will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11225/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Local Authorities (1 Feb 2024)

Patrick Costello: 167. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of fines issued for dog-fouling in each local authority area in the past ten years, and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4686/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Local Authorities (1 Feb 2024)

Patrick Costello: 168. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to tackle the scourge of dog fouling across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4689/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (1 Feb 2024)

Patrick Costello: 392. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of full-time and part-time dog wardens in each local authority area in the past ten years, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4688/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (3 Oct 2023)

Patrick Costello: ...ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all non-coursing greyhounds presented to race on Rásaíocht Con Éireann-licensed tracks must be registered on the RCÉTS; if this includes dogs registered to owners normally resident outside the Republic of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42171/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Litter Pollution (27 Apr 2023)

Patrick Costello: 188. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of fines issued for dog-fouling in each local authority area in the past ten years and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20085/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (13 Dec 2022)

Patrick Costello: 692. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an up-to-date account of the number of dog wardens employed by city and county councils, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61964/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Legislative Reviews (25 Oct 2022)

Patrick Costello: ...and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 407 of 20 September 2022, if the proposed review of the Equality Acts will examine if there is a need for regulation to recognise epilepsy alert dogs and seizure alert dogs as service animals and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53383/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Regulations (20 Sep 2022)

Patrick Costello: 407. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if there is a need for regulation to recognise epilepsy alert dogs and seizure alert dogs as service animals. [45611/22]

Litter Pollution (Amendment) Bill 2022: First Stage (23 Jun 2022)

Patrick Costello: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Bill entitled an Act to amend the Litter Pollution Act 1997 to provide for public health and cleaner streets. Dog fouling may seem like a very small issue for our national Parliament but it is a huge issue in my local area and nationally. We have seen figures recently from Cork, Dublin and Tipperary showing that a paltry...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Animal Welfare (24 Feb 2021)

Patrick Costello: ...Housing, Planning, and Local Government the actions taken by his Department and his predecessor in relation to 2018 whistleblowing reports of euthanasia being carried out by a controlled drug at a dog pound (details supplied); and the structures put in place to prevent future replication of same. [9416/21]