Noel Rock (Dublin North West, Fine Gael)
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543. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to remove the need for personal information on dog collar tags, including names and addresses of owners, in view of the fact that the details can be added on microchips; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22208/18]

Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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The Control of Dogs Regulations, 1998, require the owner or person in charge of a dog to ensure the dog wears a collar bearing the name and address of the owner on an attached plate, badge or disc. This facilitates the return of the dog to its owner in the event that it is lost and where access to a microchip scanner may not be easily available.

I have no plans amend the regulations in respect of this matter at this time.