Written answers
Tuesday, 13 February 2018
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Road Safety
Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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581. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to an incident on 5 February 2018 when a number of hounds from a club (details supplied) ran onto the M3 resulting in the death of four dogs and creating a significant danger for motorists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7326/18]
Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent)
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Article 49 of the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 (as amended) states that a person in charge of an animal which is being conducted along or on to a road shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that the animal does not obstruct traffic or pedestrians. Enforcement of the Regulations is a matter for An Garda Síochána.
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