977. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware that a review of the Control of Dogs Act 1998 Regulations has been conducted by the president of the American Veterinary Medical Law Association, which has referred to our current regulations as being archaic and has highlighted that it is scientifically impossible for local authorities to accurately identify a dog breed or mix or whether a dog contains a strain of one of the listed breeds without conducting a full genetic profile on each dog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20748/15]

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977. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he is aware that a review of the Control of Dogs Act 1998 Regulations has been conducted by the president of the American Veterinary Medical Law Association, which has referred to our current regulations as being archaic and has highlighted that it is scientifically impossible for local authorities to accurately identify a dog breed or mix or whether a dog contains a strain of one of the listed breeds without conducting a full genetic profile on each dog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20748/15]

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