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Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Service 2023
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Supplementary) (22 Nov 2023)

Denis Naughten: ...funding programme. The second point, and the Minister might respond to us if she can, is that €2 million has been allocated under the rural regeneration subhead to deal with the control of dogs. We have spent the last six months in this House and in these committees talking about TV licences and the enforcement of TV licences. There has been very little going on in terms of the...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Service 2023
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Supplementary) (22 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: On the issue of dogs, a couple of weeks ago I outlined that fines under the Control of Dogs Act will increase from 1 December. Previously, all fines were €100, regardless of how serious the offence was. We now have a fine of €300, and multiple fines can be issued at the same time. The Cathaoirleach is dead right. If we are not out there and we do not have dog wardens making...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Service 2023
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Supplementary) (22 Nov 2023)

Denis Naughten: When working with dog owners on responsible ownership, I hope the issue of dog fouling is also addressed. It is a scourge on footpaths throughout the country. What is going on is absolutely appalling. It is a lack of enforcement. A small level of enforcement would do a lot. If people own a dog, they have to clean up after it, full stop. Instead, often the dogs are fouling outside the...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Service 2023
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Supplementary) (22 Nov 2023)

Heather Humphreys: ...of €2 million capital from the A7 rural regeneration and development subhead to meet demand under the LEADER subhead; movement of €2 million capital from the A7 rural regeneration and development subhead to B4 for once-off funding of dog control infrastructure; movement of €1.258 million from current to capital within the B6 support for disadvantaged communities...