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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Jun 2023)

Victor Boyhan: ...to the National Council of the Blind in which they are directly involved. Senator Conway has done a considerable amount of work there. For many years I was a director of the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind. I am still very active in that charity. It is important that we acknowledge their work and how he has constructively used his role in this Seanad to advocate for that. We all have...

Seanad: Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy (21 Jun 2023)

Ned O'Sullivan: ...a woman. Those big strong men around north Kerry knocked skelps off her, just as I am sure Mary had to fight her corner in Limerick as well. Kit Ahern used to tell me that it was not the size of the dog in the fight, but of the fight in the dog. I think Mary Jackman definitely lived up to that. I have no more to say, other than it was a pleasure to know her. Her reputation precedes...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (21 Jun 2023)

Michael McGrath: I understand that the Deputy confirmed that the question refers to dog detector teams. I am advised by Revenue that it currently operates 23 detector dog teams, including one team working on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The year one cost of each detector dog team is approximately €100,000. This includes the cost of a trained detector dog, salary of...

LGBTQI+ Equality: Statements (20 Jun 2023)

Paul Donnelly: ...the point that LGBTQI+ rights are human rights and that we all needed to show our solidarity and support for the community. I come from the north inner city. I played Gaelic football, walked our dog and played with my mates in Fairview Park throughout the 1970s and the 1980s. We were fed homophobic lies that gay men in the park were paedophiles and child molesters. We believed our...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (20 Jun 2023)

Michael McGrath: ...rates of VAT. In general, the standard rate of VAT applies to pet food. This includes bird seed for cage birds, and all other feeding stuff packaged, sold or otherwise designated for use of dogs, cats, cage birds or domestic pets. However, Greyhound feeding stuff that is packaged, advertised or held out for sale solely as greyhound feeding stuff and that is supplied in units of not...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (20 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...general public and visitors to the city centre. While the premises is not designated as a place of detention, it operates as a Garda Station with full services available to members of the public. I am informed that Garda Members of the Garda Mounted, Garda Dog Unit, Armed Support Unit and DMR Roads Policing Unit support Operation Citizen by way of high visibility beats and mobile...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Rural Recreation Policy (15 Jun 2023)

Éamon Ó Cuív: ...so there would be no open gates. People would have to go over a stile and that was essential. On the third one, and bearing in mind what happened recently in Wicklow with the disgraceful behaviour of dog owners, all walkers were to adhere to the "leave no trace" code. That was vital. If walkers were on the hill, they had to respect the hill and the owners. The next point was that...

Retained Fire Services: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Jun 2023)

Mattie McGrath: ...the polls. My God, there will not be enough fire engines or water to stop the fire. People are sick, sore and sorry. They are tired of the Government's pious platitudes, with the green tail wagging the dog and all the kinds of policies that drive people off the land. The Government will not look after the people who looked us, the Garda men and women, and the wonderful firefighter men...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Control of Dogs (13 Jun 2023)

Ruairi Ó Murchú: ...for Rural and Community Development if she will outline the current and recent engagement held with stakeholders by the working group of the cross-government review of legislation regarding dogs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28288/23]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (13 Jun 2023)

Thomas Byrne: ...was published last month and can be found at the following link:- www.gov.ie/en/publication/84105-review-of-sports-capital-and -equipment-programme-2020/ Projects related to horse racing and dog racing are not eligible for funding under the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme and have never been so funded.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (13 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...under the Animal Health and Welfare (Sale or Supply of Pet Animals) Regulations 2019 applies to persons other than those who are already required to register with their local authority under the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010. Dog breeding establishments are regulated by and fall under the remit of the Minister for Rural and Community Development. Controls relating to these...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (13 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...the country. This included a substantial contribution to the organisation in question. Of the €5.8m awarded to animal welfare charities in 2022, €4.7m was provided to charities working with dogs and this money contributes to supporting re-homing schemes run by some of the recipient charities. In January, I convened a working group on the control of dogs along with...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Jun 2023)

Joe O'Reilly: ...I did the right thing. I know Senator Keogan and everyone here would do the same, but it should be done. There can be no ambiguity. We should not forget Ellis Island, the coffin ships, the signs stating, "No dogs, no Irish", the history of emigration in this country and the way we were social outcasts abroad. We left in Famine ships on which disease was common. Some 1 million people...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disabled People's Organisations and the Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Discussion (1 Jun 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

...the service yet nobody is coming to us. People are just ignoring us. With regard to the DPCN, it would be great to have a one-stop shop in order for the State to box-tick, but the DPCN is a dog's dinner because of the way it was set up. This can be seen in the Department of Justice's report of March 2020, the national disability inclusion strategy, NDIS, interim report, which actually...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (1 Jun 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...and effective and efficient use of Garda vehicles. As Minister, I have no direct role in such matters. I am informed by the Garda authorities that the table below sets out the number of vehicles attached to Garda Dog Unit at 31 January 2021 and at 30 April 2023, the latest date for which figures are available. Date Cars Vans 4 x 4 Total ...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Lynn Boylan: ..., that is, the issue of pet ownership. Private landlords, some management companies in apartment blocks and some housing bodies are refusing tenants permission to keep pets. It is not just about dogs but about cats and other pets as well. Children growing up in those households should be like any other child and have access to knowing what it is to have a pet and learning the empathy...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Integration and Refugee Issues: Discussion (Resumed) (30 May 2023)

Seán Sherlock: ...a committee, have a particular interest. On the tender process and expressions of interest, how is due diligence done to ensure no bad actors profiteer, to use that word? I am not using that word as a dog whistle. I want that to be very clear. I am trying to understand the process. The second issue is child protection because that is vital.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Passports (30 May 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Holly Cairns: 564. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to remove barriers concerning pet dog, cat and ferret travel between Ireland and the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25805/23]

Biodiversity Action: Statements (25 May 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Malcolm Noonan: ...of the Acclimatise project, and INTERREG programme between Ireland and Wales which is looking at the water quality in Dublin Bay. The deep bay is actually in very good condition. Interestingly, dog faeces is probably the most significant issue relating to pollution in the bay. There is a huge responsibility on us all as well as on Irish Water to ensure the bay is there for recreational...

Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy. (25 May 2023)

Marc MacSharry: ...occasion he did not know somebody in the room, he would question them and within three or four answers, he would have been able to deduce that the person was so-and-so's first cousin's butcher's dog who might have voted Fianna Fáil in the 1967 local elections, such was his ability to trace everybody. He made everybody feel special, no matter whether it was at a cumann meeting at the...