Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 October 2008
490 Deputy John O’Mahony asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of dogs and cats put down by wardens in 2007 on a county basis in tabular form; the cost of putting down these animals for each county; the length of time the animals are kept before being put down; the cost of keeping the animals for that period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35757/08]
View answerLocal authorities provide a dog warden service in accordance with the provisions of the Control of Dogs Acts. Dogs which are impounded are generally kept for five days before being put to sleep. The cost of operating this service is a matter for each local authority.
Details in respect of dogs put to sleep in 2007 by each local authority are provided in the following table. No statistics are available in regard to cats.
|
Local Authority |
No. of dogs put to sleep |
|
Carlow |
256 |
|
Cavan |
310 |
|
Clare |
1,729 |
|
Cork City |
264 |
|
Cork County |
1,012 |
|
Donegal |
823 |
|
Dublin City |
236 |
|
South Dublin |
118 |
|
Fingal |
83 |
|
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown |
181 |
|
Galway City |
187 |
|
Galway County |
405 |
|
Kerry |
1,262 |
|
Kildare |
278 |
|
Kilkenny |
293 |
|
Laois |
331 |
|
Leitrim |
18 |
|
Limerick City |
332 |
|
Limerick County |
588 |
|
Longford |
381 |
|
Louth |
180 |
|
Mayo |
183 |
|
Meath |
223 |
|
Monaghan |
311 |
|
Offaly |
326 |
|
Roscommon |
58 |
|
Sligo |
174 |
|
Tipperary North |
268 |
|
Tipperary South |
366 |
|
Waterford County |
151 |
|
Waterford City |
145 |
|
Westmeath |
421 |
|
Wexford |
684 |
|
Wicklow |
72 |
|
Total |
12,649 |
The statistics above and other information on dog control can be accessed on my Department's website www.environ.ie under Local Government/Dog Control.
