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06 Sept 2025

Call for action after a recent spike in dogs attacking sheep in Louth

Louth TD Erin McGreehan has urged the new Minister for Agriculture to act on dog control urgently after a recent rise in dog attacks

Calls for action after a recent spike in dogs attacking sheep in Louth

Reporter:

Michelle O'Keeffe

04 Feb 2025 8:00 AM

Louth TD Erin McGreehan has urged the new Minister for Agriculture to act on dog control urgently after a recent spike in dog attacks.
Deputy McGreehan said there have been many incidences of dog attacks recently in Louth and that her Control of Dogs (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 would help to tackle them.
She said: "I welcome the commitment in the recent Programme for Government to address the currently disjointed approach to dog control issues by ensuring all legislation and policy in relation to the control of dogs, dog welfare and dog breeding establishments rests with the Department of Agriculture and to increase the number of Dog Wardens across the country.
"I am urging the Minister for Agriculture to act urgently on this issue.
"The recent spike in dog attacks is worrying.
"It is hugely important for dog owners to be vigilant and ensure their dogs are kept under control and secure.
"No dog owner wants their pet to be responsible for the loss of sheep or their unborn lambs.
"I will be reintroducing my Control of Dogs (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 that I previously introduced as a Senator.
"The Bill would provide for dog control notices, for notices relating to the exclusion of dogs from certain premises, amend the Control of Dogs (Dog Licensing Database) Regulations 2019 so as to provide for the mandatory maintenance of a dog licensing database and amend the Local Government Act 2001 to provide for public places where dogs can be off leash.
"Moving it forward would represent a significant achievement in the ongoing overhaul of dog control and welfare.”

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