Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Department is reviewing the existing legislative provisions under the Dog Breeding Establishments Act and the Control of Dogs Act to take into account the recommendations from the report of the working group on the control of dogs, the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and consultation with stakeholders and experts in the field, which was the outcome of the public consultation undertaken by the Department in 2019.Updates to the existing legislation will be required and it is proposed that there will be amendments, which should assist with some of the points Senator Hoey mentions, in particular in regard to puppy farms.