Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 September 2008
1540 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a farmer who imports calves from the Six Counties and keeps them for two years during which period they are tested twice cannot receive blue cards for these animals and thus sell them on the same basis to processors. [29747/08]
View answerThe procedure for registering bovine animals imported into Ireland for breeding and production is that the keeper of the animals at the point of import should present the original passports at the local District Veterinary Office (DVO) and complete a registration form. The DVO will then forward the registration details to the National Calf Birth Registration Agency where the animal details will be recorded on the Cattle Movement and Monitoring System database from the point of import. A red Irish passport will be issued by the National Calf Birth Registration Agency for the animals and they can then be traded in the usual way.
