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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Civil Defence (30 Mar 2022)

Simon Coveney: ...has a wide range of equipment for use in assisting the Principal Response Agencies during search and rescue operations. This includes 4x4 vehicles, Command and Control vehicles, boats, drones and search dogs. Unfortunately it is not possible to accede to your request.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Nov 2021)

Simon Coveney: ...a kitten. Approximately 40 animal shelters offered me kittens, one of which I took and is now called Spirit or the Holy Spirit in my house. I have considerable sympathy for this issue. Both dogs in my house are rescue dogs. One of them, which I got through the DSPCA, was taken from the boot of a car in Dublin Port by the Garda. I am very familiar with this issue. I was the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Ballymurphy Families: Discussion (1 Jul 2021)

Simon Coveney: ...Ireland does not have concerns and anxiety around access to medicines. That is appropriate, particularly in the context of the pandemic. It has also done niche things like making sure guide dogs can travel between GB and Northern Ireland. It sounds like a small thing but I recall Mr. Michael Gove MP raising this issue with me last January because it is highly emotive. Likewise, with...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 Jun 2019)

Simon Coveney: ...is not acceptable that greyhounds that are to be put down because of injury or whatever other reason are not put down in an appropriate manner with the supervision of a vet. The days of sending a dog to the knackery or to the abattoir are long since over or they should be. Illegal activity will be pursued. We have the animal welfare legislation in place and new legislation for the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (28 Mar 2019)

Simon Coveney: We need to be careful with how we speak about and debate issues around Traveller accommodation when it comes to social housing because it is easy to move into dog whistle territory here if we are not careful-----

Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Jul 2018)

Simon Coveney: This is an area with which I am somewhat familiar. There are organisations that receive Government funding and that provide support dogs for children with autism. If Deputy Cahill could send me the detail of the organisations that raised the matter with him, then maybe we can get back to him on that.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Animal Breeding Regulations (11 Apr 2017)

Simon Coveney: In late 2015, the then Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government agreed to begin a process of review of the current Dog Breeding Establishment Guidelines, under the auspices of the County and City Management Association (CCMA) Dogs Working Group. The work undertaken to date has been to produce a first draft revision of the Guidelines. I considered it...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Animal Breeding Regulations (6 Apr 2017)

Simon Coveney: In late 2015, the then Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government agreed to begin a process of review of the current Dog Breeding Establishment (DBE) Guidelines, under the auspices of the County and City Management Association (CCMA) Dogs Working Group. The work undertaken to date has been to produce a first draft revision of the Guidelines. I considered it...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Control of Dogs (5 Apr 2017)

Simon Coveney: The Control of Dogs Acts 1986 (as amended) set out a range of requirements for all dog owners or any other person in charge of a dog. The Control of Dogs Regulations 1998 (as amended) set out further requirements that owners of specific breeds of dogs have to follow, namely that such dogs must be muzzled and led, on a sufficiently strong leash or chain not exceeding 2m in length, by a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Animal Breeding Regulations (4 Apr 2017)

Simon Coveney: In late 2015, the then Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government agreed to begin a process of review of the current Dog Breeding Establishment (DBE) Guidelines, under the auspices of the County and City Management Association (CCMA) Dogs Working Group. The work undertaken to date has been to produce a first draft revision of the Guidelines. I considered it...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Control of Dogs (28 Mar 2017)

Simon Coveney: The overall thrust 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, irrespective of breed. Such responsible dog ownership is the key to reducing incidences of dog biting and other problem behaviours. The Control of Dogs Acts 1986 to 2010 set out a range of requirements for all dog...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Dog Licences (22 Mar 2017)

Simon Coveney: Under the Control of Dogs Act 1986, all dog owners are required to have a dog licence. Regarding assistance dogs, and in particular dogs kept and wholly or mainly used for the purpose of guiding a blind person or a person whose eyesight is so defective that he/she is unable to find his/her way without guidance, the Control of Dogs Act 1986 and the Control of Dogs Regulations 1998 provide for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (2 Mar 2017)

Simon Coveney: The regulation of dog breeding establishments is a matter for local authorities in accordance with the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010. Furthermore, under section 30 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended, I am specifically precluded from exercising power or control in relation to any particular case with which a planning authority or An Bord Pleanála is or may be...

Select Committee on Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 34 - Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (Revised) (1 Mar 2017)

Simon Coveney: ...said I could not do that. While I think that is just a fair and honest position from me, I am happy to work with all parties to try to find a resolution to this issue because it is something that has dogged Irish politics for far too long. We have big issues to deal with as a country, as a Government and as an Oireachtas. I hope that everybody will work towards finding a solution to this...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Noise Pollution (22 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: Under the provisions of section 25 of the Control of Dogs Act 1986, the District Court may act on a complaint by any person where a nuisance has been created by excessive barking by a dog. A copy of the form used for complaints to the Courts regarding barking is available from local authorities. The Court may make an order, requiring the occupier of the premises in which the dog is kept to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Animal Welfare (15 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: Section 2 of the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 defines a dog breeding establishment as ‘‘a premises at which bitches are kept, not less than 6 of which are: (a) more than 6 months old, and (b) capable of being used for breeding purposes, but shall not include a local authority pound”. The current dog breeding establishment guidelines and the revised draft...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (7 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each Chief Executive is responsible for the staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions, including the Dog Warden service, of the local authorities for which he or she is responsible. Therefore, the matter raised in relation to providing resources to dog wardens is a matter for each Chief Executive.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Control of Dogs (2 Feb 2017)

Simon Coveney: Under the Control of Dogs Acts, local authorities have responsibility for operating and managing dog control and licensing services in their administrative areas, including the management of dog pounds or shelters and my Department has no involvement in this process. The procurement of any service in that regard, therefore, is a matter for each local authority, and the management and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Animal Breeding Regulations (31 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: In late 2015, the then Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government agreed to begin a process of review of the current Dog Breeding Establishment (DBE) Guidelines, under the auspices of the County and City Management Association (CCMA) Dogs Working Group. The work undertaken to date has been to produce a first draft revision of the Guidelines. However, I considered it...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Freedom of Information (25 Jan 2017)

Simon Coveney: The regulation of dog breeding establishments is a matter for local authorities in accordance with the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010. Each local authority must maintain for public inspection a register of dog breeding establishments in its functional area, which must include the name and address of the applicant seeking entry onto the register, the address of the dog breeding...