Maeve O'Connell (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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459. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to review the penalties for breaching the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 in the proposed new Control of Dogs (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 and improve the overall regulation of this business to the benefit of public safety and the welfare of dogs. [31659/25]

Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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The Programme for Government provides a commitment to ensure that all legislation and policy in relation to the control of dogs, dog welfare and dog breeding establishments, will transfer to my Department.

From 1 June 2025, under S.I. No. 238/2025 – Dog Control (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2025, all policy and legislative responsibility for the Control of Dogs Acts transferred to my Department.

The proposed new Control of Dogs (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 is currently at an advanced stage in the relevant legislative process. I will seek to review all legislation under my remit in due course.