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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (17 Jan 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Jackie Cahill: ...ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the financial assistance, for maintenance and care related costs and so on, available to those who are vision impaired and have a guide dog; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57166/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (17 Jan 2024)

Paul Murphy: ...if an investigation is taking place into the export of an Irish greyhound (details supplied) to Hebei Province, China; if Greyhound Racing Ireland is investigating the events surrounding this dog's export to China, including a licensed individual who allegedly tried to register the dog in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56507/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (17 Jan 2024)

Neasa Hourigan: ...the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the number of registered non-coursing greyhound owners for each of the years 2013 to 2023 inclusive, broken down by number of dogs registered to each owner for each year specified, in tabular form. [1716/24]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (Resumed) (14 Dec 2023)

Michael Collins: .... Is the Tánaiste aware of the many crises hitting farmers recently? I will start this week with knackeries, where a strike is ongoing, leaving dead animals on the grounds of farms for days, open to dogs and vermin attack. There is also the mental health stress of farmers and their families having to endure the smell and sight for days. The renderers have had massive increases...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (14 Dec 2023)

Lynn Boylan: ...be back early. I would happily use that time to progress two Bills that I have on Committee Stage. One would reduce the cost for animal welfare shelters. The Government had promised to have my dog welfare Bill before Christmas. That criticism is not targeted at the Deputy Leader. We could do that in January and save those shelters a fortune in having to house dogs that are being held...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (14 Dec 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ...basis. The awards align with the goals set out in my Department's animal welfare strategy, which I published in 2021. This year, there is an additional focus on supporting charities involved in rehoming dogs. I recognise that 2023 has been a particularly challenging year in terms of dog welfare and for those working to rescue, protect and rehome dogs. The grants reflect this and will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (14 Dec 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: .... The awards align with the goals set out in my Department's animal welfare strategy, which I published in 2021. This year, there is an additional focus on supporting charities involved in rehoming dogs. I recognise that 2023 has been a particularly challenging year in terms of dog welfare and for those working to rescue, protect and rehome dogs. The grants reflect this and will enable...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Illegal Dumping (14 Dec 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Seán Sherlock: 153. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures that have been undertaken by local authorities in terms of CCTV monitoring of illegal dumping, including dog fouling and antisocial behaviour, since the enactment of the Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022, in tabular form. [55904/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Policies (14 Dec 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...per week) to support recruitment - €6 million provided for Garda wellbeing initiatives, additional medical costs and over 2,500 units of body armour. - A new national centre of excellence in Dublin for the Garda Dog Unit, with the planned expansion to all Garda regions on a phased basis involving 50 handlers with access to100 dogs of different capabilities. To support...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: All-Ireland Economy: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Dec 2023)

...was making to try to get the backstop through Parliament. The question was asked of what that looked and felt like. I described it as that scene in "Wallace and Gromit", where Gromit, the little dog, is in front of the train, frantically laying down bits of track to try to avert disaster. If there was a picture portraying how that British Government operated, that is what it looked like...

Local Government (Mayor of Limerick) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2023)

...Substances (Flammable Liquids and Fuels Distribution and Commercial Supply Stores) Regulations 2019 The whole instrument. S.I. No. 683 of 2019 Control of Dogs (Dog Licensing Database) Regulations 2019 The whole instrument. S.I. No. 22 of 2020 European Union (Food and Feed Hygiene) Regulations 2020 The whole instrument. ...

Increased Fossil Fuel Divestment: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Dec 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...County Kerry alone, in a week, there were 1,000 fallen animals? You cannot bury them at home so they were rotting on the top of the ground. I will describe exactly what happened to them. Every dog from miles around and every rat from 100 miles devoured them at night. We are lucky the weather was cold. Did it bother the Minister for the environment, Deputy Ryan? Did he or the Minister...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (13 Dec 2023) See 1 other result from this debate

Lynn Boylan: ...Christmas. Today will be the last opportunity I will have before we break for the Christmas holidays to, once again, encourage people not to buy puppies from puppy breeders and not to bring dogs into their homes at Christmas. However, if they are considering bringing a dog into their family then I ask them to go to rescue centres where over 3,000 dogs await their forever home and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of TB: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Does the Department ever tie in with gun clubs? I remember one time ago on Sundays there would be a fox hunt. It would be on foot. They would have dogs, drive them out and get them. Is any of that done?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Shoplifting: Discussion (13 Dec 2023)

John McGahon: ...he knows, were stealing from him. It all added up. In his usual diplomatic way, he was able to say to someone "Oh, you might have forgotten about that newspaper." It started out with a tin of dog food and a newspaper. Studies show that this type of surveillance can reduce shoplifting in a shop by over 40%. It was the first time I realised that this type of technology existed. I just...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (13 Dec 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...66% increase in the training allowance (to €305 per week) to support recruitment€6m provided for Garda wellbeing initiatives, additional medical costs and over 2,500 units of body armour.A new national centre of excellence in Dublin for the Garda Dog Unit, with the planned expansion to all Garda regions on a phased basis involving 50 handlers with access to 100 dogs of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (13 Dec 2023) See 1 other result from this answer

Eoin Ó Broin: 181. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm that recommendation 10(d) in the Report of the Working Group on Control of Dogs that recommends a ban on surgical artificial insemination of canines includes greyhounds. [55535/23]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Sports Facilities (12 Dec 2023)

Chris Andrews: ...massive growth in housing in the area. The community needs every piece of sporting infrastructure it can get. It would be shame if an opportunity was missed. As I said, it has been done in the dog track in Galway with Connacht Rugby. Maybe Sport Ireland could intervene. There must be some avenue by which Shelbourne Park greyhound track can reach its full potential because it is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (12 Dec 2023)

Alan Dillon: I welcome the expansion of areas the Minister did not mention, such as the Garda dog unit, the provision of tasers to the public order unit and the improved public order equipment in vehicles. These are important areas, along with the new legislation for the provision of body-worn cameras. Facial recognition technology will be beneficial. Will there be a pilot scheme to assess its...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: An Garda Síochána (12 Dec 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...for deployment shortly. In light of the riots, the Garda senior management team has agreed on a range of measures to further support front-line gardaí, including tooling all gardaí with stronger incapacitant spray, expanding the dog unit, increasing public order training, providing more Tasers for public order policing and providing handheld video cameras for public order units,...