Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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1139. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of calls received by his Department's animal welfare helpline by county from 2018 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14374/22]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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My Department continues to operate a confidential animal welfare helpline and email through which members of the public can report incidents of animal cruelty or neglect. All case of alleged neglect or cruelty are investigated and appropriate actions, up to and including prosecution, may be taken.

The e-mail address and Helpline number for reporting suspected cases of animal welfare breaches are as follows:

Call Save - 0761 064408, phone - 01 607 2379 or at animalwelfare@agriculture.gov.ie.

Below are the figures for animal welfare complaints received through the helpline and dedicated email address by my Department for the years in question:

Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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1140. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of inspectors in an organisation (details supplied) by county from 2018 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14375/22]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The details of employment numbers of the organisation in question are a matter for that organisation.

I can confirm, however, that I have authorised at any one time up to nine inspectors of the organisation as authorised officers under the Animal Health and Welfare Act, 2013.

Details of the organisation's distribution of inspectors is a matter for their internal management and details are publically available on the organisation's website.