Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 January 2021
215. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 445 of 20 January 2021, the reason for the discrepancy in the figures provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4851/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraI have reviewed the figures queried and wish to inform the Deputy of the following.
PQ 445 of 20 January 2021 is worded as follows “To ask the Minister for Justice her plans to review the current legislation on the theft of dogs; and if she will make a statement on the matter.” Consequently only statistics relating to the theft of ‘dogs’ as determined by the description provided on PULSE by An Garda Síochána were provided in answer to PQ 445.
The Deputy has referred to PQ No. 600 to 603 of 06 October 2020, which I answered together as a single question. The information requested and provided in answer to those PQs was in relation to the total number of animals reported stolen to An Garda Síochána nationally over a defined period (PQ 602. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of animals reported stolen or missing to An Garda Síochána nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. )
As such, the information provided for answer in these PQs did not have a breakdown and included the theft of all animals reported to An Garda Síochána, including livestock and domestic pets, where there was at least one PULSE object type within the ‘Animals/Livestock/Poultry’ category that was linked to an incident as ‘Stolen’ or ‘Lost’.
