Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 January 2023
806. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will direct her Department to immediately bring a person (details supplied) to the courts for failing to display a registered number issued by the relevant local authority to the dog breeding establishment under the Dog Breeding Establishment Act 2010.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3992/23]
View answerMy Department has overall policy responsibility for the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010. The Act provides a robust regulatory framework for, inter alia, the licensing, monitoring and inspection of dog breeding establishments by local authorities and, where a serious and immediate threat exists to public health or animal health and welfare, for the closure of such establishments.
The day to day regulation of dog breeding establishments to ensure compliance with the Act is a matter for local authorities. The Minister for Rural and Community Development has no role in this regard.
