Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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2195. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the number of dog wardens broken down by local authority. [27393/17]

Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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Under section 159 of the Local Government Act 2001, each Chief Executive is responsible for the staffing and organisational arrangements necessary for carrying out the functions, including the Dog Warden service, of the local authorities for which he or she is responsible.

Statistical information of the number of dog wardens, broken down by local authority, is available on my Department's website at the following link

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My Department is currently collating and validating the annual statistics in respect of 2016 and once validated, they will be published on my Department's website.