378. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of times local authorities attempted to or were successful in seizing and impounded horses for trespass and for non-compliance with chipping law and regulation, by each county in each of the years from 2016 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75043/26]
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379. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses that were seized and or impounded for trespass and for non-compliance with chipping law and regulation, by each county in each of the years from 2016 to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75042/26]
380. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether sufficient legislation exists to deal with wandering and stray horses in urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75041/26]
382. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken by his Department to ensure equine chip and pin legislation is enforced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [75038/26]
771. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of a typographic error in the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, where reference is made to a nonexistent "kingdom of animalae" instead of the recognised "animalia" (details supplied); and if he has taken legal advice as to the safety of convictions under the Act on account of this typographic error or any other i…
783. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of prosecutions taken under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 since its commencement in March 2014 by year, in tabular form; the number of those prosecutions that proceeded summarily in the District Court and the number that proceeded on indictment; the number in each category that resulted in a conviction; and if the Mini…
784. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will review the maximum penalties provided for in section 52 of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, which have not been increased since the Act commenced; if consideration will be given to creating a specific aggravated offence of cruelty causing the death of or serious injury to a companion animal, carrying a higher…
786. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in respect of convictions for animal cruelty under section 12 of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 since 2014, the number of custodial sentences, suspended sentences, fines and orders disqualifying a person from keeping animals that have been imposed by year, in tabular form; the longest custodial sentence imposed to date; and if he …
802. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to consider a public animal cruelty register so that animal abusers can be banned from ever owning an animal. [74020/26]
803. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to ensure dog fighting networks are stopped in Munster. [74019/26]
804. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether he will support Felix's Law and reclassify pets as sentient beings under Irish Law, making pet theft a standalone offence with appropriate penalties for animal cruelty. [74018/26]
601. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeline for the publication of the new Animal Welfare Strategy, the consultation for which closed in January 2026; the reason it has not been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71807/26]
21. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding any proposals to provide multiannual funding for animal welfare organisations to allow for longer term planning; and his views on whether these organisations are sufficiently funded to deal with their work loads. [69797/26]
40. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of animal welfare cases which his Department has begun since the beginning of 2026. [71012/26]
49. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has concerns about the welfare of unweaned calves being exported to mainland Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [71013/26]
56. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the work of the interdepartmental working group established to examine the racing of horse-drawn vehicles on public roads; the progress made to address the serious animal welfare concerns associated with the practice; whether the group is examining the measures required to prohibit racing of all horse drawn vehicles on pub…
67. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding work ongoing to address animal cruelty concerns related to the export of live animals; and if he has engaged with animal welfare organisations in this regard. [69790/26]
68. Deputy Joe Neville asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department has taken to introduce additional resources for enforcement of animal welfare legislation. [71002/26]
73. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the Dog Control Stakeholder Group Report will be published. [70861/26]
77. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider adding a cap on the number of breeding females permitted within a dog breeding establishment to the legislation proposed in this area. [70932/26]
476. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the 40 new dog warden roles promised that have now been allocated; and if a breakdown of such allocations will be given by Council areas. [70019/26]
477. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Ireland supports the inclusion of a robust review mechanism in the revised EU Animal Transport Regulation to ensure that journey times, space allowances, temperature limits and other welfare requirements can be strengthened where subsequent scientific evidence demonstrates that further measures are necessary. [70091/26]
478. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Ireland supports the inclusion of time spent transporting animals on roll-on roll-off ferries within the calculation of maximum journey times under the proposed EU Animal Transport Regulation; if not, the reasons for Ireland's position. [70090/26]
479. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in the context of negotiations on the revision of the EU Animal Transport Regulation, the specific position Ireland is taking on specific provisions related to animal welfare concerns (details supplied). [70089/26]
480. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in the context of the revision of the EU Animal Transport Regulation and the European Commission’s EU Livestock Strategy, the position Ireland is taking on the development of a clear EU roadmap to facilitate a gradual transition, where economically and practically viable, from long-distance live animal transport towards the transport and t…