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Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (6 Dec 2022)

Mark Daly: ...Senators that they propose to raise the following matters: Senator Lynn Boylan - The need for the Minister for Rural and Community Development to make a statement on the current number of dog wardens and the number of prosecutions under the Control of Dogs Act 1986. Senator Robbie Gallagher - The need for the Minister for Justice to make a statement on the expansion of the role of peace...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Animal Welfare (6 Dec 2022) See 3 other results from this debate

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 (6 Dec 2022)

Niall Blaney: ...abuse anymore. It is uncalled for. We cannot have a scheme in Donegal without officials and without Donegal County Council making the scheme work. I will make one last call to Sinn Féin to pull in their dogs in Donegal. Have a bit of law and order in Donegal. We are not taking it anymore. If one more official is called out in Donegal, I will ask for a full-scale Garda inquiry...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Control of Dogs (6 Dec 2022)

Pádraig O'Sullivan: 62. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of convictions for dangerous dog offences/dog attacks over the past five years; the number of court orders issued for dogs to be destroyed as a result of such incidents. [60381/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (6 Dec 2022)

Jackie Cahill: 709. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of contracts that Bord na gCon awarded for the rehoming of dogs from January 2018 to November 2022; to whom were they awarded in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60157/22]

Report on Embodied Carbon in the Built Environment: Motion [Private Members] (1 Dec 2022)

Richard Bruton: ...they farm their land. When we feel we are all in that together and the impetus is coming from the Department of the Taoiseach and the core of Government, we can break down a lot of the conflicts that dog the debate about achieving our climate and environmental targets. The Minister of State is a leading advocate for trying to bring sides together to deliver change but those are two...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Policies (1 Dec 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...not secure in using public transport. Let us stand up to them and show we mean business. Let us do it, as Deputy Tóibín says, by consultation and working with people. Let us put an end to the dog-whistle xenophobia I am hearing now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Disability Inclusive Participation in Political and Public Life: Discussion (1 Dec 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Mary Seery Kearney: ...Eoin Sheehy has started in my office this week and I am very grateful for his perspective as I approached this meeting. Eoin is visually impaired and he is accompanied by his wonderful and amazing dog called Quest, which we all want to cuddle but cannot, as he is a working dog. The placement was a real challenge and education for us as an office and improved our understanding of even...

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Motion (30 Nov 2022) See 6 other results from this debate

Verona Murphy: ...in every walk of life and every industry. The sport of greyhound racing is no exception, but great strides have been made in recent years to root out those who are involved in the maltreatment of dogs and to introduce programmes to help rehome and support retired dogs. It is important to note that my general support of the greyhound racing industry will not prevent me from holding...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (30 Nov 2022)

Alan Dillon: ...has terrified parents of young children in recent days. A nine year-old boy suffered what can only be described as horrific injuries on Sunday afternoon when he was savagely attacked by a pit bull dog while playing football with his friends in the green area at the estate where he lives in Wexford. The little boy remains in a serious condition in hospital following the attack by a dog...

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2022: Motion (30 Nov 2022) See 5 other results from this debate

Paul Daly: ...debate. I welcome the Minister's statement that his officials will and do scrutinise the animal welfare policies of the HRI and RCE. The joint committee recently produced a report on issues impacting dog welfare and the entire animal welfare area.It is vitally important at this juncture that the committee's report be dealt with. We want the issue of animal welfare concerning equine,...

Drugs Policy: Motion [Private Members] (30 Nov 2022)

Seán Sherlock: ...Council, detections of possession of drugs for sale or supply across the city and county fell by 351 between January and August last year to 263 in the same period this year, which represented a reduction of 26%. The dogs on the street know drug use and sale and supply are increasing but the policing response, anecdotally, is moving away. The resources are not there. We now need the...

Select Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary) (30 Nov 2022) See 1 other result from this debate

Gino Kenny: ...again in a few minutes. I hope I am not repeating any questions that other members have asked. On the pandemic recognition payment, there was huge welcoming of it but the Government has made a dog's dinner of it, unfortunately. This relates especially to workers who are non-HSE, including private workers and those who work for section 39 organisations. Out of that €189...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Ryanair (30 Nov 2022)

Michael McNamara: ...and Dublin airports this summer. Passengers were queueing for hours in Dublin Airport but could get through Shannon Airport in ten minutes. Someone could have a pint, read a poem, do the downward dog or whatever he or she wanted before getting a flight. Does Shannon have to be cheaper in those circumstances? Mr. O'Leary mentioned his friend from Nenagh who used to fly from Shannon...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Job Losses (29 Nov 2022)

Seán Sherlock: ...are designed to take their place. There was a time in this House when a Minister would have stood opposite me and not given me the answer I have received tonight. I know what NORA does. The dogs in the street know what NORA does. The dogs in the street can make the distinction between NORA and Zenith in this regard. I want to protect the rights of pre-existing workers who are being...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (29 Nov 2022) See 4 other results from this debate

Malcolm Byrne: ...on his family, on those who would have seen the attack and, indeed, on the wider community in Enniscorthy in County Wexford. Unfortunately, we are seeing far too many of these attacks by some of these dogs. As the House will be aware, the Control of Dogs Regulations 1998 place particular restrictions on 11 different breeds. There are requirements that these animals must be muzzled in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (29 Nov 2022)

Neasa Hourigan: ...paid to an organisation (details supplied): the estimated cost of registering a stud greyhound annually; obtaining a mating certificate; registering a litter of pups; tattooing and microchipping a dog; obtaining a naming form from the organisation; naming a non-coursing greyhound; and the estimated cost of getting the markings put on a non-coursing dog's identity book passport. [58707/22]

Dog Breeding Establishments (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Nov 2022) See 6 other results from this debate

Peadar Tóibín: .... This is one of the issues which very much unites everybody in here in that the relationships we have with our own pets are key and important ones. It is also important that I put my own dog on the record. Rua is a 14-year-old cross between a red setter and a golden retriever. He is still going strong at that age. He runs the fields and the country roads and, as typical for a dog...

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad: Animal Welfare (24 Nov 2022) See 2 other results from this debate

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...

Finance Bill 2022: Report Stage (23 Nov 2022)

Richard Boyd Barrett: ...for the development in Shanganagh, where we only got the sod turned this week. Meanwhile, there are fellas building co-living apartments for rent at €1,300 a month, in which you would not put a dog. They were built and that is the problem.