Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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578. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding provided to Cork City Council for the control of horses in 2023 to date [34077/23]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Control of Horses Act 1996, local authorities may take a range of actions in relation to equines. My Department provides financial support to help local authorities to, among other activities, facilitate equine seizures.

To date in 2023 my Department has paid €1,375 to Cork City Council for the control of horses.

Thomas Gould (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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579. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses seized under the Control of Horses Act 1996 in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [34097/23]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The number of horses seized under the Control of Horses Act 1996 in each of the past five years, based on the data provided to my Department by local authorities, is set out in the table below.