Written answers
Wednesday, 18 October 2006
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
Dog Control Statistics
9:00 pm
Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
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Question 297: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of dogs in 2005 in categories (details supplied) by each local authority. [33580/06]
Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The dog control statistics for 2005, supplied by local authorities to my Department, are available on my Department's website.
Details of the number of dogs surrendered/collected, re-homed/reclaimed, put to sleep and on hand at 31/12/2005 is set out in the following Table.
Control of Dogs Acts, 1986 and 1992 | ||||
Area | Surrendered/Collected | Re-Homed/ | Put to Sleep | On Hand At 31/12/05 |
Carlow | 37 | 114 | 184 | 0 |
Cavan | 268 | 99 | 511 | 5 |
Clare | 1,828 | 540 | 1,535 | 10 |
Cork City | 294 | 283 | 268 | 0 |
Cork County | 1,129 | 186 | 1,018 | 0 |
Donegal | 665 | 185 | 977 | 7 |
Dublin City | 1,040 | 1,423 | 300 | 12 |
South Dublin | 1,124 | 867 | 266 | 2 |
Fingal | 570 | 691 | 178 | 5 |
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown | 374 | 69 | 314 | 2 |
Galway City | 322 | 133 | 328 | 0 |
Galway County | 552 | 92 | 470 | 4 |
Kerry | 1,354 | 154 | 1,486 | 13 |
Kildare | 179 | 42 | 253 | 1 |
Kilkenny | 62 | 123 | 249 | 1* |
Laois | 81 | 130 | 296 | 3 |
Leitrim | 219 | 372 | 13 | 3 |
Limerick City | 24 | 2 | 955 | 0 |
Limerick County | 537 | 257 | 1,232 | 0 |
Longford | 324 | 80 | 467 | 5 |
Louth | 456 | 398 | 585 | 17 |
Mayo | 18 | 19 | 267 | 0 |
Meath | 89 | 263 | 225 | 0 |
Monaghan | 818 | 395 | 452 | 15 |
North Tipperary | 97 | 37 | 377 | 4 |
Offaly | 153 | 244 | 232 | 0 |
Roscommon | 275 | 191 | 186 | 0 |
Sligo | 187 | 188 | 139 | 0 |
South Tipperary | 405 | 44 | 898 | 0 |
Waterford City and County | 80 | 288 | 182 | 3 |
Westmeath | 765 | 185 | 653 | 15 |
Wexford | 649 | 636 | 845 | 12 |
Wicklow | 103 | 88 | 205 | 1 |
Totals | 15,078 | 8,818 | 16,546 | 146 |
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