Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 March 2023
793. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the Control Of Dogs Act 1986 statistics will be recorded digitally by local authorities; and when her Department's annual dog control statistics will be available on a central digital database. [15026/23]
View answerMy Department publishes annual statistics in respect of a range of the dog control responsibilities of local authorities. Information up to and including 2021, by county and in tabular form, is available on the dog control statistics page on gov.ie. The 2022 dog control statistics are currently being collated and when checked and verified will be published on gov.ie.
My Department will scope out solutions in the coming months so that the dog control statistics provided by local authorities can be captured on a central digital database which will mean that the data is both more up to date and accessible.
