Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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2572. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of registered breeding establishments situated in each local authority area in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18929/21]

Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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2573. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of inspections carried out by each local authority of establishments pursuant to the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 in each of the years 2010 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18930/21]

Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein)
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2574. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of prosecutions initiated by each local authority against individuals for offences which fall under the relevant legislation concerning dog breeding in each of the years 2010 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18931/21]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 2572 to 2574, inclusive, together.

Each year my Department publishes annual statistics on gov.ie in respect of a range of the dog control responsibilities of local authorities, including those that relate to dog breeding establishments. This information is collated from annual returns received from all local authorities. Information up to and including 2019, by county and in tabular form is available on gov.ie at

Information regarding dog breeding establishments can be found on pages 12-14 of the 2019 dog control statistics, with page 12 outlining the number of inspections carried out on new premises and page 13 detailing the number of inspections, prosecutions and improvement notices on existing premises.

Page 14, which is a summary page, shows that the number of dog breeding establishments in 2019 was 249. This figure includes 88 Commercial Dog Breeding Establishments (CDBEs), 88 Hunts Clubs and 52Commercial Boarding Kennels (CBKs). The remainder of the 249 total comprises Animal Welfare Shelters and training kennels.

The 2020 Dog Control Statistics are currently being collated and when checked and verified will be published on gov.ie later this year. The 2021 dog control statistics will be published in 2022.