Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 496: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the micro-chipping of all dogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17281/06]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The Control of Dogs Regulations 1998 require the owner or other person in charge of a dog to ensure that the dog at all times wears a collar bearing the name and address of the owner on an attached plate, badge or disc. The regulations contain penalties for non-compliance with this requirement or for defacing or rendering illegible the above particulars. These arrangements followed consideration of all practicable options for ensuring identification of dogs, including that of micro-chipping, and are being kept under review.