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Seanad: Social Welfare and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Feb 2024)

Victor Boyhan: ...in this room that so many people wish to say. I have had family members for generations who went to Manchester, Birmingham, New York and Boston with not a bean in their pockets. They were faced with "No blacks, no dogs, no Irish". Hopefully we are going to receive people into our country in an open-hearted and open-spirited way. Quite frankly, €38.80 per week is just over...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (7 Feb 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 413. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the monitoring mechanisms in place to prevent individuals who have been banned from keeping dogs from owning or dealing with dogs involved in the greyhound industry again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5696/24]

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Revised) (7 Feb 2024) See 4 other results from this debate

Heather Humphreys: ...There is an additional €1 million for local community development committees, bringing the allocation to €3.4 million. There is an additional €1.5 million under the European social fund for social innovation supports to help mentor and develop social enterprises. There is €0.5 million to promote responsible dog ownership. There is an increase of €0.4...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Feb 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

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...

Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community: Traveller Accommodation: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Feb 2024)

Eileen Flynn: ...management? Should there not be two different budgets? I frequently mention the maintenance of Traveller houses at this committee. At the halting site in Ballyfermot, the houses are really run-down and you would not expect dogs to live in them. The maintenance is of poor quality. How much of Cork City Council's budget has been spent on maintenance and what quality would the city...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Local Authorities (1 Feb 2024) See 2 other results from this answer

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 Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (1 Feb 2024)

Paul Murphy: ...an individual (details supplied) was allowed to continue to own and race greyhounds at tracks around this country for up to ten months after they had been banned from owning, keeping or breeding a dog following a conviction for cruelty under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4721/24]

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]

Seanad: Digital Services Bill 2023: Second Stage (31 Jan 2024)

Sharon Keogan: ..., as recent months in Ireland have proven, these terms constitute what research fellow David Thunder calls "notoriously vague and slippery categories". Utterances which are dismissed as far-right dog-whistles one day often become Government Minister talking points a few months down the line as the establishment catches up with the opinions of the public. Imagine if such speech was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Dogs (31 Jan 2024)

Richard Bruton: 114. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how he intends to publicise the departmental public consultation on electric shock collars; what steps he intends to take following receipt of all submissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4385/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Dogs (31 Jan 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 118. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will create a centralised database for dog microchips; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4588/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Legislative Reviews (31 Jan 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Johnny Mythen: 206. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the Government is carrying out a full review of the Dog Breeding Act 2010, as promised under the programme for Government; the current status of this review.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4583/24]

Services for those Seeking Protection in Ireland: Statements (30 Jan 2024)

Duncan Smith: ...heard Deputies use their time to spread misinformation and disinformation about immigrants and international protection applicants, trying to link immigration with criminality, using just about every dog-whistle imaginable and stopping just shy of outright racism. This has not just happened from Deputies in this House; it has happened on the ground in constituencies too where leaflets...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Legislative Programme (30 Jan 2024)

Joe O'Brien: ...Charities Amendment Bill, 2023, which was published on 22 December 2023, and concluded Stage 2 of the legislative process on 25 January 2024. In addition, there is initial work on amendments to the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 and the Control of Dogs Acts . The Charities Amendment Bill revises and updates the 2009 Charities Act, and is a key step that needs to be implemented...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Policies (30 Jan 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Fergus O'Dowd: 150. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if any consideration has been given to the introduction of a DNA strategy to address the issue of dog fouling across the country; if he will fund such a strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3802/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding (30 Jan 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Cian O'Callaghan: ...the Marine if he will provide an update on measures being taken to tackle puppy farming across the country; what is being done to enforce these measures; what measures are being taken to enforce dog microchipping regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4144/24]

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2022
Vote 9 - Office of the Revenue Commissioners
Account of the Receipt of the Revenue of the State collected by the Revenue Commissioners 2022
Report on the Accounts of the Public Services 2022
Chapter 20 - Assessment and Collection of Local Property Tax
Chapter 21 - Revenues Tax Debt Warehousing Scheme
Chapter 22 - Corporation Tax Losses (25 Jan 2024)

...the European Anti-Fraud Office, OLAF. I have to mention them all because OLAF funds some of our scanners. I talked about our staff. I know the Deputy tabled a parliamentary question recently about our dog teams. The most obedient Revenue staff are our 30-odd dogs and the work they do is exceptional.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (25 Jan 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: 310. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the systems in place within Greyhound Racing Ireland to ensure any individual with a court-ordered ban from owning, keeping or breeding dogs for a specified period of time will be disqualified from owning and racing greyhounds at Irish race meets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3451/24]

Seanad: Gnó an tSeanaid - Business of Seanad (24 Jan 2024)

Jerry Buttimer: ...Senator Rónán Mullen - The need for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to make a statement on the public consultation on the use of remotely controlled electronic shock collars in dogs and cats. Senator Eugene Murphy - The need for the Minister for Health to make a statement on progress to fill the vacant speech and language therapist position in County Roscommon....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Animal Welfare (24 Jan 2024) See 6 other results from this debate

Rónán Mullen: ...example there. On 4 January what I would regard as a mysterious consultation appeared on the website of the Department of agriculture. I felt it was artfully hidden under seven statutory notices on dog ear-cropping regulations. It was the only item not headlined at the top of the page. It seemed as though people were not meant to notice it. That consultation being announced is on a...