Cork County Council has been allocated almost €100,000 under the government's dog control initiative for local authorities.

Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys confirmed the figure in response to a parliamentary question from People Before Profit–Solidarity TD Paul Murphy.

Deputy Murphy sought information on the amount of funding received by each local authority for dog control since 2023 and what this money has been spent on.

In November 2023, Minister Humphreys announced a €2 million capital fund under a new dog control support initiative.

Under this initiative, funding was provided to local authorities to upgrade their dog pounds and shelter facilities, and to move towards cleaner, electric vehicles for dog wardens.

Each local authority had until June 30, to inform the Department of Rural and Community Development of the nature of the expenditure.

The minister that "the full details of this expenditure will be available once all local authority reports have been received, collated and analysed".

The following table provides a full breakdown of funding allocated to local authorities under the Dog Control Support Initiative 2023:

Minister Humphreys recently announced an additional €2 million in capital funding to local authorities to expand and improve their dog pounds and dog warden facilities.

"Once the operational details and allocations have been finalised, my officials will notify all local authorities," she said.

The minister said that the funding would also help ensure that there are resources on the ground to enforce the ban on XL Bully type dogs.

"In addition to these measures, my Department is also supporting a national training programme for dog wardens to ensure consistency and a standardised approach to enforcement. This training commenced in April 2024," Minister Humphrey said.