asked the Minister for Justice if he will increase the charges for the recovery of stray animals under the Pounds (Amendment) Regulations, 1972 from the present inadequate rate of thirty pence.
Written Answers. - Stray Animals.
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Pound fees are prescribed by regulations made under the Pounds (Provision and Maintenance) Act, 1935. The fees, which are revised from time to time to take account of increasing costs and prices, were last increased with effect from 1 December 1977. They are likely to be revised again early in 1980.