Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish a list of animal welfare organisations that receive funding from his Department; his views that all of these groups are compliant with the law particularly when it comes to fostering arrangements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6709/13]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department provides funding to animal welfare organisations directly involved in the delivery of animal care. In December 2012, funding of €1.365 million was awarded to 140 organisations - details of the recipients of funds are available on my Department's website at: - .

My Department also issues a Code of Practice to all recipients of funds which sets out recommendations to promote sound welfare and management practice to which all the organisations should adhere. All recipients of funding involved in the re-homing of dogs must demonstrate that they are participating in a neutering programme in order to assist in controlling numbers of animals and avoid further cases of animal distress. We also remind recipients of the importance of compliance with legislation regarding the control of dogs, namely the Control of Dogs Acts, 1986 and Control of Dogs (Amendment) Act, 1992. Enforcement of this legislation rests with Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government and local authorities.