Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 9 July 2025
119. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the number of penalties issued for noncompliance with micro chipping of dogs, per local authority, in each of the years 2022 to 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38286/25]
View answerMy Department has policy and legislative responsibility for S.I. No 63/2015, the Microchipping of Dogs Regulation 2015 and S.I. 427/2015 - Microchipping of Dogs (Amendment) Regulations 2015. Under these Regulations, all dogs over 12 weeks of age (or younger if sold before 12 weeks) must be microchipped.
Each local authorities collate the information in relation to penalties for noncompliance with micro chipping of dogs and would be able to supply same on request.
