Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 January 2021
1189. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of dog attacks on sheep flocks by county in 2020; the number of sheep attacked by county in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1087/21]
View answerEach year my Department publishes annual statistics on gov.ie in respect of a range of dog control responsibilities of local authorities. Information up to and including 2019 is available at the following link: https://www.gov.ie/en/collection/879d4c-dog-control-statistics/
The number of livestock worrying incidents reported to the local authorities in 2019 was also collated and published for the first time in 2020. 253 livestock worrying incidents were reported to local authorities in 2019. This data is displayed by county on page 11 of the 2019 Dog Control Statistics.
Information relating to the number of sheep attacked is not available in my Department.
The 2020 dog control statistics will be collated and published later this year.
