1. I understand 70 joint inspections (there may be more now) of dog breeding establishments have been carried out according to an agreed protocol under the Animal Welfare Act 2013 and the Dog Breeding Establishment Act 2010. I wish to request copies of all reports relating to inspections of dog breeding establishments held by the Department and which were carried out under the above protocol since 1 January 2014.
2. Any internal documents held by the Department’s animal welfare section that relate to conditions in dog breeding establishments from January 1 to date.
3. All submission made by Canine Breeders Ireland and the Hunt Association of Ireland in relation to the Dog Breeding Establishment Act and Bill from 2004 until May 2016 (when the responsibility for such establishments was transferred from DAFM). I appreciate that the submissions made to Oireachtras (2004 and 2010) are online, but I understand from those transcripts there were other attempts to lobby the DAFM Minister.
4. A copy of the register of interest for DAFM employee, Michelle Connolly, who based in Tipperary for the years 2012 to present.