Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 September 2020
1482. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Community and Rural Development and the Islands the details of individual grants made under section 33 of the Control of Dogs Act 1986 for the provision of homes and shelters for animal welfare in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [22341/20]
View answerUnder Section 33 of the Control of Dogs Act 1986, the Minister may make grants to any person concerned with the provision of homes or shelters for stray or unwanted dogs or with the welfare of dogs. The funding is used to provide grants to animal welfare organisations for the provision of shelters for dogs and to assist with neutering and re-homing programmes.
The level of grant aid provided to organisations under this funding from 2015 to 2019 is set out in the table below. The budget provision for 2020 is €100,000. It is expected that grant aid will issue later in 2020.
|
Animal Welfare Organisation |
Grant aid in 2015 |
Grant aid in 2016 |
Grant aid in 2017 |
Grant aid in 2018 |
Grant aid in 2019 |
|
€ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
|
|
ISPCA |
10,000 |
33,000 |
35,000 |
35,000 |
35,000 |
|
Irish Blue Cross (IBC) |
19,000 |
20,000 |
25,000 |
25,000 |
30,000 |
|
Cara Rescue |
6,000 |
6,000 |
6,000 |
6,000 |
6,000 |
|
Babydog Rescue |
N/A |
N/A |
1,000 |
1,000 |
2,000 |
|
Cottage Rescue |
N/A |
N/A |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
|
MADRA |
N/A |
N/A |
1,000 |
2,600 |
5,000 |
|
Paws Animal Rescue |
N/A |
N/A |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
|
RCDR Renvyle |
N/A |
N/A |
1,000 |
1,000 |
2,000 |
|
Royal Dog Rescue |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
* |
2,000* |
|
Animal Help Net |
N/A |
N/A |
1,000 |
1,000 |
1,000 |
|
WAGI (formerly Clare Greyhound project) |
N/A |
N/A |
5,000 |
5,000 |
5,000 |
|
HART Cork |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
1,000 |
|
Mo Chara Animal Rescue |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
2,000 |
|
Mayo SPCA |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
2,500 |
|
Total |
35,000 |
59,000 |
77,000 |
78,600 |
95,500 |
*For Royal Dog Rescue €1,000 was paid in 2019 in respect of 2018 grant aid.
