Written answers

Tuesday, 20 February 2024

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Control of Dogs

Photo of Brendan GriffinBrendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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454. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for clarification on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7652/24]

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is responsible for S.I. No 63/2015, the Microchipping of Dogs Regulation 2015 and S.I. 427/2015 - Microchipping of Dogs (Amendment) Regulations 2015. Under these Regulations, all dogs over 12 weeks of age (or younger if sold before 12 weeks) must be microchipped.

There are four authorised database operators under the Act. The table below outlines figures for the number of new dog microchip registrations, as provided by these operators, for the years in question.

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
100,775 124,408 149,000 122,108 111,638

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