Written answers
Thursday, 23 April 2026
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Animal Welfare
Barry Ward (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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466. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with animal welfare organisations in relation to their specific concerns related to sulky racing on public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29515/26]
Barry Ward (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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467. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether existing legislation is sufficient to address specific concerns related to sulky racing on public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29518/26]
Barry Ward (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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468. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with An Garda Síochána in relation to specific concerns related to sulky racing on public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29519/26]
Barry Ward (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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469. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the number of prosecutions in the past five years specifically related to sulky racing and related offences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29522/26]
Barry Ward (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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470. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to an animal welfare case (details supplied); his views on whether existing animal welfare legislation is sufficient to address cases such as this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29524/26]
Barry Ward (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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471. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the merits of establishing a standalone Garda animal crime unit to address extreme cases of animal cruelty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29536/26]
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