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2024-09-18
Politician(s) lobbied: Heather Humphreys (Minister), Department of Rural and Community Development
Intent: To engage with Minister Humphries at DRCD to ensure that any proposed XL Bully dogs ban would at least have realistic time lines and exemptions for owners of these dogs, if indeed she was going to proceed with a ban.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | X-L Bully dog ban intended to be introduced by the Minister at the Department of Rural and Community Development |
2020-05-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Seán Canney (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development
Intent: Improved dog welfare. Under DBE amendments, seeking socialisation of dogs. Ensuring a good review of the definition (DBEs) and whether a self-registration system for breeders with 3-5 breeding bitches would work. Dog Control: maintain status quo re. list of restricted breeds. Development of Dog Warden service to include issuing of notices/measures. Recommended, ideally, one microchip database for better traceability.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Dog Breeding Establishments (amendments to) Bill 2020. Some proposed draft amendments to the Control of Dogs Act. |
2020-01-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael Creed (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: Increased Ex-Gratia funding towards mobile clinic service (vehicle/s and operations)
Methods: Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Notified DAFM that the refurbishment of the Inchicore Clinic was completed. Lobbied for funds towards mobile clinic service (vehicle and operational costs) due pressure on service income and a knock-on impact on reserves. |
2019-09-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Jackie Cahill (TD), Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas
Intent: Seeking to see what could be done through provisions in the Greyhound Racing Act 2019.
Methods: Meeting
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Part of a welfare delegation who met with Jackie Cahill |
| — | Fianna Fail TD on 17th July to reinforce concerns following RTE Investigates program to prevent export of Irish greyhounds to countries with low welfare standards. |
2019-01-21
Politician(s) lobbied: Ivana Bacik (Senator), Seanad; Colm Burke (Senator), Seanad; Paddy Burke (Senator), Seanad; Paul Coghlan (Senator), Seanad; Michael Comiskey (Senator), Seanad; Mark Daly (Senator), Seanad; Terry Leyden (Senator), Seanad; Ian Marshall (Senator), Seanad; Padráig Mac Lochlainn (Senator), Seanad; Catherine Ardagh (Senator), Seanad; Victor Boyhan (Senator), Seanad; Ray Butler (Senator), Seanad; Jerry Buttimer (Senator), Seanad; Maria Byrne (Senator), Seanad; Lorraine Clifford-Lee (Senator), Seanad; Paudie Coffey (Senator), Seanad; Martin Conway (Senator), Seanad; Gerard Craughwell (Senator), Seanad; Aidan Davitt (Senator), Seanad; Máire Devine (Senator), Seanad; John Dolan (Senator), Seanad; Frank Feighan (Senator), Seanad; Robbie Gallagher (Senator), Seanad; Paul Gavan (Senator), Seanad; Maura Hopkins (Senator), Seanad; Gerry Horkan (Senator), Seanad; Kevin Humphreys (Senator), Seanad; Colette Kelleher (Senator), Seanad; Billy Lawless (Senator), Seanad
Intent: To bring about new amendments to the Greyhound Racing Bill which will ultimately improve greyhound welfare in Ireland for greyhounds exported to other countries
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Lobbying of all Senators to support the amendments to the Greyhound Racing Bill to be debated by them in the Senate and if accepted and successfully moves through its next stage |
| — | should lead to improved welfare for greyhounds |
| — | in particular with regards Irish greyhounds that can be exported to countries with very low greyhound welfare standards |
| — | which is unacceptable and needs to be prevented |
2018-09-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael Creed (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: Improvement in sale of pets & extension of definition to incl. individuals selling from dwellings. Recommending registration & licencing of sellers for improvement to online sale of pets. Highlighting the work of The Irish Pet Advertising Advisory Group's (IPAAG), of which The Irish Blue Cross is a member, in the area of online sales.
Methods: Email, Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Response to the Dept. of Agriculture Food & The Marine on its Consultation Paper on the sale & advertising of pets |
| — | including a new voluntary code of practice for pet shops. |
2018-09-20
Politician(s) lobbied: Seán Kyne (Minister of State), Department of Rural and Community Development
Intent: Want healthier & more socialised puppies being sold through Dog Breeding Establishments. Want improved ratio of staff to dogs. Improved ratio and size of facilities should lead to control & limit on number of dogs per establishment.
Methods: Email
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Joint submission with I.S.P.C.A. & Dogs Trust re. The Dept. Rural & Community Development revised Dog Breeding Establishment Guidelines for improved dog welfare |
2018-01-19
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael Creed (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: Continued increased ex-Gratia funding which would be vital in funding of development work at The Inchicore Clinic/premises.
Methods: Email, Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | Notifying the Department of Agriculture |
| — | Food and The Marine that planning permission was granted by Dublin City Council for development of the Inchicore Clinic/premises |
| — | being funded mainly through ear-marked Dept. ex-Gratia funding |
| — | received since 2015. |
2017-09-11
Politician(s) lobbied: Michael Creed (Minister), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: Progress reporting to the Department of Agriculture regarding use of their end of year ex-gratia grant aid towards the Inchicore premises development. To secure further assistance in order to have adequate funds to embark on the premises development.
Methods: Email, Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | On 18th August |
| — | updated Brid Farrell at the Department of Agriculture |
| — | Food and The Marine by email regarding progress with our Inchicore premises development |
| — | for which a planning application was lodged with Dublin City Council on June 2nd. A copy of the complete planning application was forwarded for the attention of Brid |
| — | followed by an update on the costs involved in carrying out the works. |
2017-09-08
Politician(s) lobbied: Martin Blake (Chief Veterinary Officer), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Intent: That the future of the Irish Blue Cross charitable veterinary clinics would be secured and that they would be allowed to operate by the Veterinary Council of Ireland, under their rules.
Methods: Email, Phone call
Details & Methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| — | June 9th – I emailed Frances Mac Aodhain at Department of Agriculture |
| — | Food & The Marine for an update regarding VCI mobile veterinary unit (MVU) certification. Positive reply from her on 14th June that VCI willing to accommodate the operation of MVUs on basis of a derogation under the PAS. A meeting took place on July 3rd with the Department |
| — | VCI and DSPCA was present too and agreement was reached to form the basis of going forward. |