Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 November 2004
520 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount spent on dogs and cats homes by his Department over the past three years; and the grant aid which was approved on a county basis. [31034/04]
View answerThe Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government does not provide grant aid to dogs and cats homes. Local authorities may provide assistance towards such facilities from their resources, at their own discretion. I understand that my colleague, the Minister for Agriculture and Food, operates a system of grant aid that has provided assistance in the past to animal welfare groups which provide sheltered accommodation for cats and dogs.
