John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)

Amendment No. 28 is a technical amendment to improve the original wording, enabling a local authority to issue a licence for the lifetime of a dog. The licence will cost €140, which equates to seven annual licence fees at the new rate of €20. Most family dogs can be expected to live up to 14 years and, therefore, the lifetime of a dog licence would represent a saving of 50% compared with purchasing annual licences.