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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dangerous Dog Breeds and Sheep Worrying: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Lynn Boylan: ...of breeding bitches. I have concerns about Mr. Ryan's statement that automation improves socialisation. The behavioural expert made the point, which makes sense, that it is about introducing dogs to different environments and noises and being handled more. We know that when dogs go into shelters, they can become quite stressed, including my own dog. The noise of so many dogs in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulations and Verification Systems of Online Sales of Pets: Discussion (30 Mar 2022)

Lynn Boylan: Does Dogs.ie keep a record of that? When I went on to the site in advance of the meeting, I could see the same dog breeding establishment, in a number of different adverts, was selling dogs that were only a couple of weeks apart in age. The adverts outlined there were ten dogs, for example, in one litter and nine dogs in another litter. Does Dogs.ie collate the information? It was the...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare (Dogs) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (5 Oct 2023)

Lynn Boylan: ...of the nature of this Bill. I will speak to section 1. Yesterday was World Animal Day. Unfortunately, in the past 48 hours we have seen two very damning reports regarding the situation relating to dog rescue centres and pounds. MADRA Dog Rescue did a census of dogs, the first that has ever been compiled, and found that there are 3,227 homeless dogs at the moment, with hundreds more on...

Seanad: Visit of Slovak Delegation (4 Oct 2023)

Lynn Boylan: Fáilte to our distinguished guests. Today is World Animal Day. Unfortunately, it is nothing for Ireland to boast about when it comes to dog welfare. During the summer, there was the very quiet release of the control of dogs statistics, which showed a 95% increase in stray dogs entering pounds. It would not come as a surprise to anybody who listened any of the times I raised this...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Feb 2024)

Lynn Boylan: I welcome that the Minister has extended the public consultation on the use of shock collars on dogs. I encourage all genuine dog lovers to participate in the consultation and make it known to the Government that they support a ban on the collars. Following the horrific attack on Alejandro Mizsan, there were calls across the board, and rightly so, to address the issue of aggressive...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (7 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: ...for nine-year-old Alejandro Miszan, who was attacked by a pitbull and is still recovering in hospital. It is deeply concerning that according to newspaper reports there has been a spike in dog attacks, especially by pitbulls. Some of the commentary and calls from people in positions of power, including the Taoiseach, for a ban on breeds are knee-jerk reactions. Such a ban would require...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 May 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I propose an amendment to the Order of Business: "That No. 17 be taken before No. 1." No. 17 is the Animal Health and Welfare (Dogs) Bill 2022. This is legislation on which I have worked closely with the Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, DSPCA. Many people are familiar with the images of puppies seized at ports or on the border or from illegal puppy farms. All too often...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare (Dogs) Bill 2022: Second Stage (14 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: ...have requested a debate on the Oireachtas report produced in October but he has refused to come in to debate that. I appreciate the Minister of State coming in and giving of her time. I know she is a dog lover and look forward to hearing her comments on the legislation. I have been working on the legislation for over a year. I thank the Office of Parliamentary Legal Advisers, OPLA, for...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna (Atógáil) - Commencement Matters (Resumed): Control of Dogs (26 Oct 2022)

Lynn Boylan: ...has just summed up the problem in his response in that it is scattered all over multiple Departments. The Department of Rural and Community Development has the responsibility for the Control of Dogs Act but, once the dog is seized or surrendered, it is the local authority's problem and we had the same issue when the Minister of State's Department officials came before the committee. They...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dangerous Dog Breeds and Sheep Worrying: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Lynn Boylan: I thank all our guests for their very detailed submissions. The first issue I wish to raise involves dog breeding establishments, DBEs. This committee produced an animal welfare report while the DSPCA recently called for the DBE regulations and legislation to go to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Do Mr. Geraghty and Mr. Ryan support that being in the one Department? It...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dangerous Dog Breeds and Sheep Worrying: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Lynn Boylan: I apologise to Senator McGreehan. I thank Ms Creedon for her informative opening statement. One of the key reasons I requested that we have a session on dog bites, dangerous dogs, sheep-worrying and related issues is that I want us to react with an evidence-based approach to this. We are all in agreement that we want these dog attacks to end if we can stop them, but there have been a lot...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Animal Welfare (6 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply and for providing the number of prosecutions and dog wardens. I have just done the maths using the figures for the number of dog licences issued in 2021, that being 192,348 with a further 75,832 issued online. We know not everybody is compliant in getting a dog licence, but each of the 71 dog wardens, including those working part...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dangerous Dog Breeds and Sheep Worrying: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Lynn Boylan: It feeds into what Ms Creedon said about responsible breeders in that with responsible breeders people nearly have to interview to get the dog. It is the same with shelters and pounds. They will gasp at the photographs of where the dog will be kept. There is no keeping the dog outside overnight. There are all those questions, and they will not re-home an adult dog with young children....

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Animal Welfare (24 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: ...in the past 24 hours announcing they are at capacity and 17 in the past three weeks having announced they are full. Unfortunately, it is a combination of the now unwanted post-Covid-19 lockdown dogs and the housing crisis forcing tenants to choose between their beloved pet and putting a roof over their heads. It is leading to a large number of dogs being surrendered. While I am not...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Animal Welfare (6 Dec 2022)

Lynn Boylan: ...not be here. She sent her apologies. The reason I continually ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development into the House is that her Department has responsibility for the Control of Dogs Act 1986, which includes dangerous breeds. The dog breeding establishment licensing regulations also fall under the remit of this Department. One of the things the Oireachtas Committee on...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Nov 2022)

Lynn Boylan: ...her loss but mná na hÉireann are really feeling her loss today. I thank Senator Paul Daly for calling for a debate on the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine report on dog welfare issues. I echo the call. A debate on those issues is very urgent. I will raise the annual crisis we face with regard to dog shelters at Christmas. We tell people not to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulation of Sale and Supply of Pets and Animal Welfare: Discussion (1 Jun 2021)

Lynn Boylan: I am more au faitwith the position regarding dogs than horses. I must take issue with one of the comments made. There was a warning about linking the dog licence and the microchip in terms of proof of ownership and increasing cost. A dog licence costs €20. The current online system has the space for the microchip. It is the law that the person selling the dog must microchip it....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Rising Veterinary Costs on Dog Ownership and Surrenders and Abandoned Dogs: Discussion (6 Dec 2023)

Lynn Boylan: ...and have been here a long time. I wanted to ask a few questions around the surrendering for behavioural issues, which has been accepted as one of the things that is cited with people surrendering dogs. I want to ask the Department whether funding should be provided for more rescue dog trainers? I will go back to that Amárach research where 27% of people said that one of the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (30 Apr 2024)

Lynn Boylan: This morning I would like to raise the issue of animal welfare.The European Union is currently looking at regulations that set out to improve the welfare of companion animals, particularly cats and dogs, and this is welcome. I wish to flag my concern at the news coming out of Brussels with regard to the negotiations that the Government is siding with countries that want to reduce the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and the Control of Dogs Act 1986: Discussion (25 May 2022)

Lynn Boylan: I will focus mostly on the dog-breeding establishments, if the witnesses do not mind. There is the legal definition of guidelines and there seems to be some confusion at different local authority levels, with some believing they are legally enforceable. Some local authorities make it a condition on granting a licence that a party complies with dog-breeding establishment guidelines but...