Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 April 2023
1141. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update in relation to the Control of Dogs Act 1986 working group; if he will provide details of the number of additional dog wardens to be recruited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17705/23]
View answerAgainst the background of a number of recent well publicised dog attacks on children and on livestock, I and the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, have established a working group on the matter of the control of dogs.
The working group recently submitted a report to both Ministers which makes a number of recommendations for actions to address this problem.
This report was approved at cabinet on Tuesday 28th March and is published at gov.ie - Working Group on Control of Dogs (gov.ie).
Among its recommendations, the working group did recommend an increase in the number of dog wardens, noting the increased resource allocation which will be necessary to achieve this. Details on numbers to be recruited have yet to be finalised.
