Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 28 May 2014
97. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horse pounds that are in operation here; the number of horses that were impounded in each county in 2011, 2012, 2013 and to date in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23435/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department provides funding under the Control of Horses Act, 1996, to assist local authorities implement the provision of the Act in relation to stray, abandoned and wandering horses. Local authorities submit claims to my Department on a quarterly basis in arrears in respect of horses seized by them in implementation of the Act. At present local authorities are engaging the services of 9 pounds in control of horses operations.
The following table, which is based on the information provided to me by local authorities, shows the number of horses seized in their operation of the Control of Horses Act in 2011, 2012 and 2013. Since complete statistics in respect of January to April 2014 have not been received from all local authorities, the figures in respect of 2014 are provisional only.
|
City/County Co's |
No. Horses Seized 2011 |
No. Horses Seized 2012 |
No. Horses Seized 2013 |
No. Horses Seized 2014 |
|
Carlow Co. Council |
18 |
27 |
82 |
55 |
|
Cavan Co. Council |
10 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
|
Clare Co. Council |
50 |
66 |
47 |
13 |
|
Cork Co. Council |
144 |
161 |
227 |
98 |
|
Cork City Council |
123 |
51 |
173 |
41 |
|
Donegal Co. Council |
0 |
20 |
40 |
12 |
|
Dublin City Council |
342 |
254 |
332 |
128 |
|
Sth Dublin Co. Council |
304 |
379 |
324 |
200 |
|
Dunlaoghaire/Rathdown Co Council |
38 |
7 |
61 |
2 |
|
Fingal Co. Council |
161 |
145 |
117 |
132 |
|
Galway City Council |
0 |
50 |
0 |
|
|
Galway Co. Council |
52 |
84 |
327 |
86 |
|
Kerry Co. Council |
28 |
21 |
37 |
7 |
|
Kildare Co. Council |
103 |
130 |
322 |
198 |
|
Kilkenny Co. Council |
91 |
80 |
99 |
55 |
|
Laois Co. Council |
185 |
243 |
220 |
125 |
|
Leitrim Co. Council |
40 |
18 |
22 |
52 |
|
Limerick Co. Council |
113 |
123 |
130 |
51 |
|
Limerick City Council |
259 |
215 |
222 |
148 |
|
Longford Co. Council |
5 |
4 |
25 |
23 |
|
Louth Co. Council |
8 |
39 |
145 |
42 |
|
Mayo Co. Council |
193 |
200 |
202 |
196 |
|
Meath Co. Council |
83 |
84 |
172 |
85 |
|
Monaghan Co. Council |
0 |
7 |
96 |
23 |
|
Offaly Co. Council |
59 |
0 |
60 |
58 |
|
Roscommon Co. Council |
8 |
8 |
235 |
66 |
|
Sligo Co. Council |
81 |
34 |
89 |
123 |
|
Tipperary (North Riding) Co. Council |
125 |
91 |
92 |
64 |
|
Tipperary (South Riding) Co. Council |
28 |
51 |
123 |
92 |
|
Waterford Co. Council |
14 |
5 |
59 |
21 |
|
Waterford City Council |
7 |
40 |
18 |
18 |
|
Westmeath Co. Council |
96 |
109 |
118 |
51 |
|
Wexford Co. Council |
30 |
63 |
163 |
97 |
|
Wicklow Co. Council |
138 |
151 |
354 |
126 |
|
Totals |
2936 |
2969 |
4,733 |
2,488 |
