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Wed, 25 Apr 2018
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Animal Welfare
Maureen O'Sullivan
181. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he is addressing the continued transport of Irish greyhounds for commercial purposes to countries in Asia and elsewhere that have no animal welfare standards. [18182/18]
Wed, 25 Apr 2018
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Fur Farming
Maureen O'Sullivan
182. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied with the standards of fur farms here in view of inspectors' reports (details supplied); his views on abolishing fur farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18183/18]
Wed, 25 Apr 2018
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Greyhound Industry
Maureen O'Sullivan
183. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the fact that a greyhound that tested positive for cocaine on three occasions has been nominated for the greyhound of the year award; his further views on whether doping is a significant problem in the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18184/18]
Wed, 25 Apr 2018
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Control of Dogs
Maureen O'Sullivan
184. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied with the condition of dog pounds here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18185/18]
Tue, 13 Feb 2018
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Animal Welfare
Maureen O'Sullivan
80. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the code of conduct relating to fox hunting; the sanctions if there are breaches; if legislation will be introduced in view of the incident in Macroom on 26 December 2017 when a hunt entered a housing estate raising issues around public safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6792/18]
Tue, 13 Feb 2018
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Dog Breeding Industry
Maureen O'Sullivan
88. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to combat the level of negligence and breaching of animal welfare standards within the industry of puppy farming that has been well documented by organisations and persons in view of his statement on 3 October 2017 in which he stated that puppy farming is a stain on the public relationship with animals; and if the industry has been referred to the Revenue Commissioners [6793/18]
Tue, 12 Dec 2017
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Brexit Negotiations
Maureen O'Sullivan
365. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be an exemption in the Brexit agreement regarding transport of approved rescue dogs from both jurisdictions; and if this could be facilitated between Ireland and the UK. [53173/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Greyhound Industry
Maureen O'Sullivan
942. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to intervene and establish strict regulations for greyhound owners with regard to exporting dogs to countries in which they have been documented as suffering abuse and cruelty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46657/17]
Tue, 7 Nov 2017
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Greyhound Industry
Maureen O'Sullivan
943. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to allow external welfare officers or welfare officers appointed from his Department to inspect greyhound kennels in view of the fact that to date the welfare officers are appointed by the IGB which is not a transparent system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46658/17]
Tue, 24 Oct 2017
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Greyhound Industry
Maureen O'Sullivan
292. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding that will be spent on welfare related issues in view of the fact that €16 million was provided to the Irish Greyhound Board in budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44834/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Greyhound Industry
Maureen O'Sullivan
70. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he plans to deal with the cases of illegal doping of dogs, particularly greyhounds; and his plans to apply transparency on doping in the greyhound industry, for example, publishing the details of OOC tests and supporting unannounced visits. [41647/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Live Exports
Maureen O'Sullivan
73. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he can address the animal welfare issues apparent in the live transportation of animals, especially the export to countries that lack animal protection laws. [41646/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Horse Racing Industry
Maureen O'Sullivan
464. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has satisfied himself with the performance of Horse Racing Ireland and the Turf Club regarding the disclosure of funds in the pension fund as reported recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41622/17]
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
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Horse Racing Industry
Maureen O'Sullivan
465. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to take action regarding the correspondence sent by a person (details supplied) and forwarded to him as advised regarding serious neglect and treatment of animals; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that GSOC has been contacted regarding the correspondence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41623/17]
Thu, 22 Jun 2017
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Harbours and Piers Development
Maureen O'Sullivan
11. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the harbour works on Cape Clear Island, County Cork, will be completed. [28158/17]
Thu, 22 Jun 2017
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Bord na gCon Funding
Maureen O'Sullivan
33. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he approved the €23 million of Exchequer funding that went to Bord na gCon in the State purchase of the former Harold's Cross greyhound stadium; his views on whether the agreed price was value for money for the land in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28157/17]
Wed, 12 Apr 2017
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Horse Racing Ireland
Maureen O'Sullivan
307. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there has been an external or internal investigation into Horse Racing Ireland and if individuals have been removed from the board. [18614/17]
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
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Food Safety Standards Regulation
Maureen O'Sullivan
465. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the dangers of spreading dog faeces on tillage fields was included in the 2008 report by the Food Safety Authority; his plans to investigate the potential health risks of spreading dog faeces on tillage fields with regard to dog breeding establishment owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15011/17]
Thu, 9 Mar 2017
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Animal Welfare
Maureen O'Sullivan
18. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider examining the way to co-ordinate the roles of various Departments (details supplied) in relation to animal welfare issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12195/17]
Thu, 9 Mar 2017
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Bord na gCon
Maureen O'Sullivan
33. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of the loans, funding and-or payments paid out by Bord na gCon to the Irish Coursing Club or any of its affiliated coursing clubs; and the numbers employed in Bord na gCon and their roles. [12194/17]