John McGuinness (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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1689. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authorities that tendered for the procurement of dog control or dog pound services; the number of local authorities that roll over such contracts and the commencement year in each case; if his Department has issued instructions on such procurement; if the local authorities are compliant with national or EU law in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36443/17]

Eoghan Murphy (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael)
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Under the Control of Dogs Acts, local authorities have responsibility for operating and managing dog control and licensing services in their administrative areas, including the management of dog pounds or shelters and my Department has no involvement in that process.

The procurement of any service in that regard, therefore, is a matter for each local authority, and the management and operation of such pounds or shelters are matters solely for the relevant local authority.  

Accordingly, it is a matter for each local authority to ensure that it is compliant with all relevant national and EU legislation.