John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 275: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will exempt registered packs of hounds from the regulations being proposed to control so called puppy farms; his views on whether registered packs of hounds are already stringently regulated by their governing bodies; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the breeding of hounds by the owners of registered packs is not carried out for commercial gain but only to provide replacements for older hounds in the pack; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37118/06]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I have already announced my intention to proceed with the implementation of the majority recommendations of the working group which was established to review the management of dog breeding establishments. Draft regulations, including the development of standards for such establishments, are in course of preparation and the question of exemption for certain categories will be decided in the context of the finalisation of the regulations and standards.