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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, April 16, 2012

QUESTION NO. 1

QUESTION: Councillor P. Cosgrave

To ask the Manager to give a report on Dog Wardens in the County to include

1.  How many Dog Wardens are working in the County?

2.  How many fines for walking unleashed dogs were issued in the County?

REPLY:

Dog Wardens are employed by the Council to fulfill its obligations under the Control of Dogs Act 1986 and as such have certain prescribed powers to enable them to enforce the provisions of the Act.  The Council employs two full time Dog Wardens. There are currently 10,706 active dog licences in South Dublin County and according to the latest published figures (2010) from the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government, South Dublin County Council had the third highest number of dog licences in the Country.

It is a legal requirement under Section 9 of the Control of Dogs Act, 1986, that a dog must be under effectual control at all time. In 2010 South Dublin County Council Dog Wardens issued 89 fines in relation to alleged breaches of Section 9 and in 2011 South Dulin County Council Dog Wardens issued 99 fines in relation to alleged breaches of Section 9.