Written answers

Wednesday, 18 October 2006

Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government

Dog Control Statistics

9:00 pm

Photo of Róisín ShortallRóisín 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]

Photo of Dick RocheDick 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
AreaSurrendered/CollectedRe-Homed/Put to SleepOn Hand At 31/12/05
Carlow371141840
Cavan268995115
Clare1,8285401,53510
Cork City2942832680
Cork County1,1291861,0180
Donegal6651859777
Dublin City1,0401,42330012
South Dublin1,1248672662
Fingal5706911785
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown374693142
Galway City3221333280
Galway County552924704
Kerry1,3541541,48613
Kildare179422531
Kilkenny621232491*
Laois811302963
Leitrim219372133
Limerick City2429550
Limerick County5372571,2320
Longford324804675
Louth45639858517
Mayo18192670
Meath892632250
Monaghan81839545215
North Tipperary97373774
Offaly1532442320
Roscommon2751911860
Sligo1871881390
South Tipperary405448980
Waterford City and County802881823
Westmeath76518565315
Wexford64963684512
Wicklow103882051
Totals15,0788,81816,546146

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