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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

MEETING OF CLONDALKIN AREA COMMITTEE

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

QUESTION NO. 1

QUESTION: Councillor T. Gilligan

To ask the Manager how many horses have been impounded per year from 2009 - 2012?  How much has this cost the Council and how much has been received in fines from horse owners?

REPLY:

The following table demonstrates the numbers of horses impounded in the period 2009-2012, the cost of the service to SDCC and monies generated through enforcement of the Control of Horses Act l996.

	2009	2010	2011	2012 (end 3rd quarter)
No Horses seized	142	133	305	248
Cost to the Council	€348,787.20	€265,475.62	€343,951.17	€205,868.67
Money received from seizures	€12,791.93	€9,023.73	€13,388.30	€14,457.80