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Animal Breeding Regulations

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 December 2013

Tuesday, 10 December 2013

Questions (347)

Andrew Doyle

Question:

347. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has set up a departmental recording system for all the data collected by all local authorities to establish the basis for the analysis of the implementation of the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010, whose purpose was to ensure the control of dog breeding establishments and the enforcement of dog welfare in these establishments; as the issue of dog welfare in dog breeding establishments is an issue for two Departments, the action he will take to ensure that the guidelines for procedures for the enforcement of the welfare provisions in the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 will be worked out with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to assist the local authorities in carrying out their duties under the Act. [53060/13]

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Written answers

The implementation of the Dog Breeding Establishments Act is a matter for local authorities, who also hold information in relation to dog breeding establishments registered with them.  My Department publishes data annually concerning the dog control functions of local authorities, including information on the number of dog breeding establishments registered by each local authority.

The issue of defining standards for dog breeding establishments is a matter for my Department and the local authorities. Dog Breeding Establishment Guidelines were published by my Department to coincide with the commencement of the Dog Breeding Establishments Act on 1 January 2012. These Guidelines cover, inter alia, welfare issues relating to the implementation of the Act.

My Department has regular contact with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine concerning dog control and related issues. Both the data published by my Department concerning dog control functions and dog breeding establishments, as well as the Guidelines regarding the welfare of dogs in dog breeding establishments, are available at http://www.environ.ie/en/LocalGovernment/DogControl.

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