Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 March 2022
1139. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of calls received by his Department's animal welfare helpline by county from 2018 to 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14374/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department continues to operate a confidential animal welfare helpline and email through which members of the public can report incidents of animal cruelty or neglect. All case of alleged neglect or cruelty are investigated and appropriate actions, up to and including prosecution, may be taken.
The e-mail address and Helpline number for reporting suspected cases of animal welfare breaches are as follows:
Call Save - 0761 064408, phone - 01 607 2379 or at animalwelfare@agriculture.gov.ie.
Below are the figures for animal welfare complaints received through the helpline and dedicated email address by my Department for the years in question:
|
County |
2022 up to 10/03/2022 |
2021 |
2020 |
2019 |
2018 |
|
Carlow |
7 |
17 |
17 |
12 |
16 |
|
Cavan |
5 |
13 |
20 |
13 |
21 |
|
Clare |
8 |
51 |
57 |
28 |
42 |
|
Cork |
26 |
73 |
100 |
49 |
69 |
|
Donegal |
6 |
47 |
42 |
23 |
26 |
|
Dublin |
22 |
74 |
77 |
57 |
97 |
|
Galway |
31 |
83 |
83 |
56 |
73 |
|
Kerry |
9 |
29 |
30 |
30 |
9 |
|
Kildare |
4 |
41 |
43 |
19 |
66 |
|
Kilkenny |
3 |
26 |
20 |
15 |
27 |
|
Laois |
3 |
22 |
20 |
21 |
46 |
|
Leitrim |
2 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
|
Limerick |
17 |
66 |
46 |
28 |
33 |
|
Longford |
0 |
9 |
11 |
5 |
9 |
|
Louth |
3 |
10 |
9 |
7 |
21 |
|
Mayo |
10 |
55 |
56 |
32 |
52 |
|
Meath |
4 |
35 |
24 |
26 |
34 |
|
Monaghan |
3 |
9 |
10 |
9 |
12 |
|
Offaly |
1 |
15 |
11 |
14 |
22 |
|
Roscommon |
12 |
28 |
23 |
17 |
25 |
|
Sligo |
4 |
32 |
12 |
17 |
23 |
|
Tipperary |
16 |
43 |
48 |
46 |
94 |
|
Waterford |
1 |
15 |
13 |
11 |
24 |
|
Westmeath |
6 |
15 |
19 |
19 |
33 |
|
Wexford |
9 |
15 |
17 |
18 |
20 |
|
Wicklow |
10 |
43 |
30 |
28 |
41 |
|
Total |
222 |
875 |
846 |
608 |
942 |
