Waterford City and County Council have confirmed their intention to recruit an additional dog warden in the coming weeks and months.
It comes following concerns raised by a Labour Party Councillor, Seamus Ryan - regarding incoming legislation regarding XL bully dogs.
XL Bully dogs are to be banned in Ireland under planned legislation.
Breeding, importing, selling or re-homing of the breed will be outlawed from October this year.
The move to ban XL bullies comes after a spike in the number of attacks by 'dangerous' dogs, including the death of Nicole Morey in Limerick last month.
In the aftermath, Minister for Community Development Heather Humphreys committed to assessing if such dangerous breeds should be allowed, with a ban set to come in from October 1st.
It is understood current owners of XL Bully dogs will be subject to strict new rules from next February, with special certificates needed to ensure the dogs are neutered and microchipped.
The move will bring Ireland in line with the North, and owners who break the rules could be fined, jailed for up to three months or both, if they don't have the correct documents.
Niall Kane from Waterford City and County Council's Environment Department confirmed that the local authority are working to appoint another dog warden at present - with just one warden currently servicing the entire county for a period of over six months.
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