Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ISPCA)

Lobbying Organisation Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Date published 20 Jan, 2016

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Agriculture

Period 1 Sep, 2015 to 31 Dec, 2015

Specific Details Animal Welfare: Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010

Intended results Enforcement of animal welfare legislation and dog breeding regulations

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Dr. Andrew Kelly, Chief Executive Officer

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (1)

I wrote to Simon Coveney, Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, raising ISPCA concerns about the lack of enforcement of the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 by local authorities. Although the Dog Breeding Establishments Act falls under the auspices of the Department of Environment and Local Government, failure to enforce the DBEA has resulted in animal welfare problems and potential offences under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, the Microchipping of Dogs Regulations 2015 and the Pet Passport (No. 2) Regulations 2014 which are the responsibility of the Department of Agriculture.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Simon Coveney Minister (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)