Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 December 2004
190 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the submission made by the Irish Dog Breeders Association on puppy farming, via the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food; when her Department received the document; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33611/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department received a copy of the submission by the Dog Breeders Association of Ireland to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food on 7 October. The Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government has established a working group to review the management of dog breeding establishments on which both the Irish Dog Breeders Association and my Department are represented. This group is continuing to meet and it would not be appropriate to anticipate its deliberations.
