Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 March 2022
847. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the plans to bring a proposal to the Houses of the Oireachtas to achieve the effect of Seanad Committee Stage amendments 3 and 32 to the Animal Health and Welfare Bill as mentioned by a person (details supplied) during the debate. [11358/22]
View answerI am happy to update the Deputy on the matter that was the subject of amendment three proposed at Committee Stage in the Seanad discussion of the Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021.
My Department is already working on a proposal very much in keeping with the amendment as proposed, and I expect it to reach the Oireachtas later this year. I commit to making a proposal that will implement the policy objective concerned, further strengthening our animal welfare legislation and enabling its more effective enforcement.
With regard to amendment 32, I would refer the Deputy to Minister Humphreys and the Department of Community and Rural Development, where responsibility for the Control of Dogs Act lies.
