Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 May 2015
569. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 408 and 410 of 28 April 2015, if he will correct the link in his reply (details supplied) in view of the fact it does not include the names and addresses of establishments, or the number of breeding bitches and puppies. [18229/15]
View answerMy Department’s website contains statistics in relation to certain local authority dog control functions provided by local authorities to my Department at the following link: http://www.environ.ie/en/Publications/StatisticsandRegularPublications/DogControl/.
My Department is not provided with the names and addresses of dog breeding establishments or the number of breeding bitches and puppies.
Each local authority’s register of dog breeding establishments must include the address of each dog breeding establishment in its functional area and the maximum number of breeding bitches that may be kept. There is no requirement to include information on the number of puppies. Accordingly, details in relation to individual dog breeding establishments should be sought from the local authority concerned.
