Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 5 October 2022
367. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the number of calls registered with the confidential animal welfare helpline by year; and the number of those calls that concerned canine welfare in tabular form. [48801/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraA breakdown of the calls received by the animal welfare helpline operated by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) related to dogs and investigated by DAFM for each year since 2017 is listed in the table below.
DAFM works closely with animal welfare organisations and particularly with authorised officers of the IPSCA and DSPCA in relation to canine welfare. DAFM also receives a further number of canine related animal welfare calls and emails which are re-directed to these organisations and these are not included in the figures below.
|
Year |
Total Animal welfare Complaints |
Specific to Canines |
|
2017 |
668 |
5 |
|
2018 |
944 |
3 |
|
2019 |
612 |
12 |
|
2020 |
851 |
4 |
|
2021 |
880 |
6 |
