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Dog Control Statistics.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 October 2006

Wednesday, 18 October 2006

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Róisín Shortall

Question:

297 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of dogs in 2005 in categories (details supplied) by each local authority. [33580/06]

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The dog control statistics for 2005, supplied by local authorities to my Department, are available on my Department's website.

Details of the number of dogs surrendered/collected, re-homed/reclaimed, put to sleep and on hand at 31/12/2005 is set out in the following Table.

Control of Dogs Acts, 1986 and 1992

Area

Surrendered/Collected

Re-Homed/Reclaimed

Put to Sleep

On Hand At 31/12/05

Carlow

37

114

184

0

Cavan

268

99

511

5

Clare

1,828

540

1,535

10

Cork City

294

283

268

0

Cork County

1,129

186

1,018

0

Donegal

665

185

977

7

Dublin City

1,040

1,423

300

12

South Dublin

1,124

867

266

2

Fingal

570

691

178

5

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown

374

69

314

2

Galway City

322

133

328

0

Galway County

552

92

470

4

Kerry

1,354

154

1,486

13

Kildare

179

42

253

1

Kilkenny

62

123

249

1*

Laois

81

130

296

3

Leitrim

219

372

13

3

Limerick City

24

2

955

0

Limerick County

537

257

1,232

0

Longford

324

80

467

5

Louth

456

398

585

17

Mayo

18

19

267

0

Meath

89

263

225

0

Monaghan

818

395

452

15

North Tipperary

97

37

377

4

Offaly

153

244

232

0

Roscommon

275

191

186

0

Sligo

187

188

139

0

South Tipperary

405

44

898

0

Waterford City and County

80

288

182

3

Westmeath

765

185

653

15

Wexford

649

636

845

12

Wicklow

103

88

205

1

Totals

15,078

8,818

16,546

146

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