Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 June 2024
923. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of prosecutions, fines, closure and partial closures resulting from offences under the Dog Breeding Establishment Act 2010 for each of the years since 2010, in tabular form. [24988/24]
View answerThe Department of Rural and Community Development has overall policy responsibility for the Control of Dogs Acts 1986 to 2014. Local Authorities have responsibility for all operational matters under the Control of Dogs Acts including licensing and enforcement.
My Department publishes annual statistics in respect of a range of the dog control responsibilities of local authorities. Information from 2010 up to and including 2022, including the number of prosecutions, fines and the number of closure notices, by county and in tabular form, is available on the dog control statistics page on gov.ie: (www.gov.ie/en/collection/879d4c-dog-control-statistics/). The 2023 dog control statistics have been requested from local authorities and will be published on gov.ie once available.
