These signs are visible around the town of Cobh, they are self explanatory. If you don’t clean up after your dog, you face a fine of up to a maximum of €3000. That’s clear enough.
The public walkways, from one end of the town to the other, are littered with dog crap. It’s unsightly, it’s unhealthy and it’s unfair to those of us who don’t have dogs. It’s also unfair to those responsible dog owners who clean up after their pets.
There is a group of dog owners who couldn’t care less about the rules and they are quite happy to let their dogs run freely around the town. They have no interest in public decency and no regard for the people who have to clean up their mess.
Neither do they have any fear of being fined and maybe there is a good reason for that. I have a question our local representatives:
O’SULLIVAN, Padraig
RASMUSSEN, Cathal
McCARTHY, Kieran
KEOHANE, Ger
BARRY, Anthony
SHEPPARD, Sinead
How many fines for dog fouling in Cobh have been issued in the last two years?
I suspect I already know the answer to this but I’m going to ask it anyway. I have more follow up questions, but let’s get an answer to this one first.