1693. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether he would consider restricting the microchipping of puppies to registered vets in order to restrict the practice of breeders microchipping puppies for other puppy farm operators; if his attention has been brought to reports of breeders failing to include breeder’s details and mother’s microchip numbers; and if he will make a stat…
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1694. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether he would consider introducing legislation to prohibit the commercial breeding of cats, in light of the increased emergence of kitten farms and breeding of pedigree cat breeds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19163/25]
2590. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to detail the actions his Department undertakes in order to implement the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19155/25]
2591. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development whether his Department maintains a register of all veterinary inspectors and dog wardens hired by local authorities in order to carry out functions under the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010; if so, to provide detail of the number of each role employed under each local authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19156/…
2592. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development whether his attention has been drawn to the disparity among local authorities in regard to their regulation of dog breeding practices, such as a disparity in requirements for registering on a dog breeding establishment register, regular inspections by a county vet, and planning permission for dog breeding establishments; whether his Depa…
2593. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development whether his Department maintains a register of all dog breeding establishments in the country; and, if so, to provide a list of all establishments, by county, in tabular form. [19158/25]
2594. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if his Department maintains a register of county vet inspections to dog breeding establishments; if so, to provide the number of visits per establishment conducted in 2024, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19159/25]
2595. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide a list of all local authorities that operate a register in accordance with the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010; and to detail the work conducted by his Department to ensure that local authorities are monitoring all dog breeding establishments. [19160/25]