Animal Welfare.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 April 2006

Tuesday, 25 April 2006

Ceisteanna (914)

Mary Upton

Ceist:

958 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Question No. 580 of 4 April 2006, if he will provide her with copies of the three separate minority reports; the basis for the divergence of views from that of the majority by these three individual members of the working group on the monitoring of dog breeding establishments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14494/06]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Mr. Roche)

The report of the working group to review the management of dog breeding establishments, which was submitted to me on 7 September 2005, contains the majority report and the three minority reports submitted by individual members of the group. I have made arrangements to have a copy of the report of the working group, comprehending all of the above, forwarded to the Deputy.