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Animal Welfare Expenditure

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 November 2013

Tuesday, 12 November 2013

Questions (343)

Denis Naughten

Question:

343. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money spent in 2011 and 2012 by local authorities throughout the country on the disposal of abandoned horses and horse welfare, broken down by local authority area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47725/13]

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My Department provides funding to Local Authorities under the Control of Horses Act, 1996, to enable these bodies implement their powers relating to the control and welfare of stray or abandoned horses. Details of amounts paid to Local Authorities in 2011 and 2012 are set out in the table.

Accounts paid to Local Authorities in 2011 and 2012

City/County Co's

2011

2012

Carlow Co. Council

12,445.90

4,922.40

Cavan Co. Council

Clare Co. Council

70,637.36

110,056.30

Cork Co. Council

108,389.58

149,952.30

Cork City Council

144,427.22

88,207.04

Donegal Co. Council

Dublin City Council

391,616.39

237,663.45

Sth Dublin Co. Council

187,872.00

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Co Council

61,856.88

25,052.22

Fingal Co. Council

187,902.70

110,648.79

Galway City Council

Galway Co. Council

26,479.06

11,503.25

Kerry Co. Council

99,771.07

88,968.22

Kildare Co. Council

63,160.95

91,100.92

Kilkenny Co. Council

92,790.93

79,014.17

Laois Co. Council

96,582.67

132,446.36

Leitrim Co. Council

14,706.07

20,014.06

Limerick Co. Council

152,294.85

171,593.85

Limerick City Council

361,802.48

307,979.69

Longford Co. Council

624.25

250.00

Louth Co. Council

27,876.85

18,656.22

Mayo Co. Council

79,932.08

157,617.37

Meath Co. Council

35,703.65

51,519.61

Monaghan Co. Council

109.31

369.88

Offaly Co. Council

48,067.55

Roscommon Co. Council

6,022.94

8,442.80

Sligo Co. Council

44,879.96

30,574.61

Tipperary (North Riding) Co. Council

65,123.86

68,707.83

Tipperary (South Riding) Co. Council

78,675.41

67,209.48

Waterford Co. Council

37,790.11

16,152.34

Waterford City Council

Westmeath Co. Council

53,129.00

76,689.85

Wexford Co. Council

38,136.00

37,287.50

Wicklow Co. Council

115,823.80

36,518.11

Totals

2,704,630.88

2,199,118.62

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