Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 March 2023
767. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of prosecutions taken per annum for failure to comply with the Microchipping of Dogs Regulations 2015, for the years 2016 to 2022, in tabular form. [15024/23]
View answerIn relation to the period in question, in 2016, my Department brought forward two prosecutions for failure to comply with the Microchipping of Dogs Regulations 2015. No prosecutions were taken from 2017 to 2022 inclusive by my Department.
Enforcement records on canine identification are not centralised and therefore my Department only has access to information relating to prosecutions taken by my Department. Enforcement of compliance with the microchipping regulations do not always lead to prosecutions before the courts,. Cases relating to microchipping non-compliances may arise in conjunction with other issues, in particular animal welfare offences.
