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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-10-15/22/
15 Oct 2019 - considerable resources to protecting animal welfare and dealing with breaches of animal welfare... legislation. The Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 has modernised the legal framework relating to the welfare... of animals. Sections 11 and 12 of that Act contain the main provisions relating to the welfare... or control must safeguard and not threaten the health and welfare of that animal. Section 12... or be reckless regarding the health or welfare of any animal. In order to ensure its effectiveness
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-10-15/22/
15 Oct 2019 - Animal Welfare
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Debate: Committee Of Public Accounts
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/committee_of_public_accounts/2019-09-19/3/
19 Sep 2019 - Deputy Alan Farrell I note that in the accounts filed, animal welfare costs account for €364,000... of the committee and general public on animal welfare, does Mr. Dollard accept that a figure of 2.3% of overall... revenue is deficient, given the board’s statutory responsibility with regard to animal welfare
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Debate: Committee Of Public Accounts
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/committee_of_public_accounts/2019-09-19/3/
19 Sep 2019 - Deputy Catherine Murphy As we are the Committee of Public Accounts and animal welfare should... not be within our remit. However, when one starts looking at the impact of animal welfare on this sport..., it is about the viability or non-viability of the sport when a question of animal welfare arises
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Debate: Committee Of Public Accounts
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/committee_of_public_accounts/2019-09-19/3/
19 Sep 2019 - Mr. Gerard Dollard No animal welfare organisation is formally represented on it.
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Debate: Committee Of Public Accounts
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/committee_of_public_accounts/2019-09-19/3/
19 Sep 2019 - Deputy Catherine Connolly Is there a representative of the animal welfare organisations on that trust?
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-10-15/22/
15 Oct 2019 - is responsible for animal welfare, I ask him to address the issue of horse-drawn carriages from... the perspective of the welfare of the horses involved. This issue has been highlighted by many animal welfare groups.
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Debate: Committee Of Public Accounts
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/committee_of_public_accounts/2019-09-19/3/
19 Sep 2019 - . Dollard's answer was that no animal welfare organisations are represented on the trust.
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Debate: Committee Of Public Accounts
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/committee_of_public_accounts/2019-09-19/3/
19 Sep 2019 - million or €1.5 million for animal welfare costs. Is he proposing to increase that?
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-10-02/8/
2 Oct 2019 - very time consuming, especially when there are several items of legislation involved. Animal welfare... of animal welfare more generally, the Control of Horses Act 1996 gives powers to members of An Garda... and experience in horse licensing and welfare matters is one reason why we have concluded that the council... Síochána to seize and detain horses and to require veterinary inspections. Under animal health legislation..., the Garda also has powers of arrest in respect of incidents of animal cruelty.
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Debate: Committee Of Public Accounts
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/committee_of_public_accounts/2019-09-19/3/
19 Sep 2019 - Mr. Gerard Dollard Certainly we do not allow cruelty to animals. I note the Deputy clarified... that. We would be clear that if there are welfare features, they should be brought to our attention... that is responsible for them. We have taken a number of prosecutions relating to welfare - some... in that area. It is probably a societal issue in terms of general cruelty to animals, and I am not sure that everything should be placed at the door of the greyhound.
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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2019-10-15/22/
15 Oct 2019 - the primary responsibility for animal welfare. As I said already, I do not think that the horses are too.... It is important that we remain focused on the here and now and the welfare of the animals. My departmental... receive on this issue and animal welfare issues generally. Our officers authorised under the legislation will respond to any issues raised. ... preoccupied about who is the licensing authority as long as any welfare issues are dealt with properly
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Debate: Committee Of Public Accounts
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/committee_of_public_accounts/2019-09-19/3/
19 Sep 2019 - Mr. Gerard Dollard Animal welfare is a priority action for the board. It is one of the key... in the accounts as contributions to greyhound welfare and the Irish Retired Greyhound Trust, IRGT. It does... not in any way capture our expenditure on greyhound welfare. In addition to that figure, we spend
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Debate: Committee Of Public Accounts
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/committee_of_public_accounts/2019-10-17/2/
17 Oct 2019 - to the totality of the animal welfare issue. I have concerns in this regard and for that reason we should send it to the joint committee. ... in terms of welfare. This is a wider welfare issue that is not in our remit but it is not getting
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Debate: Joint Committee On Agriculture, Food And The Marine
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_agriculture_food_and_the_marine/2019-09-24/3/
24 Sep 2019 - . The welfare of the animal has to be paramount. I have noted a few statements from the presentation... practitioner is paramount, acting at all times in the interest of animal health, welfare and public... no remit in regard to ownership. Unless there is a remit and strong ethics, the welfare of the animal... to show that they put animal welfare at the top of the list. A corporate ownership will not put... not economically viable to bring a vet to an animal. That would result in animal welfare issues
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Debate: Committee Of Public Accounts
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/committee_of_public_accounts/2019-09-19/3/
19 Sep 2019 - point just made, under EU regulations, who has the legal responsibility for animal welfare in Ireland, which I am linking here to hare coursing?
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Debate: Committee Of Public Accounts
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/committee_of_public_accounts/2019-09-19/3/
19 Sep 2019 - if there is a hard Brexit and there is no sharing of animal welfare information?
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Debate: Joint Committee On Agriculture, Food And The Marine
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_agriculture_food_and_the_marine/2019-09-24/3/
24 Sep 2019 - or the welfare of animals, yet it appears they can make a decision to close down a practice and prevent veterinary medicine from being provided.
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Debate: Committee Of Public Accounts
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/committee_of_public_accounts/2019-09-19/3/
19 Sep 2019 - was their reaction to what they had seen in the context of animal welfare and what the industry had allowed to happen? What were their feelings about it?
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Debate: Committee Of Public Accounts
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/committee_of_public_accounts/2019-09-19/3/
19 Sep 2019 - that. On welfare, does Bord na gCon make contributions to animal welfare organisations that work independently
