Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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Question 510: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of people who have a dog licence as of 31 December 2006; the amount of money this raised in 2006; the number of people prosecuted for not having a dog licence; the estimated number of people who do not have a dog licence who own a dog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27452/07]

John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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From information supplied to my Department by local authorities, I understand that 197,779 individual dog licences were issued in 2006. An additional 395 general dog licences were also issued in that year. A general dog licence authorises a person to hold an unspecified number of dogs.

Returns from local authorities indicate that the amount of money raised in 2006 through the issue of licences and from on-the-spot fines was some €2.6 million. 950 persons paid on-the-spot fines and 103 were successfully prosecuted in 2006 for breaches of Section 2 of the Control of Dogs Acts 1986-1992, relating to licensing requirements. The number of dog owners without a licence is not available to my Department.