Horse Passports

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 March 2013

Wednesday, 13 March 2013

Questions (180)

Éamon Ó Cuív

Question:

180. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of complaints that were received by him regarding horse breeding associations or societies that have a right to issue passports for horses in the past two years; the nature of these complaints; the investigations set up by him to investigate such complaints; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13309/13]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Matters between horse breeding associations or societies that have a right to issue passports for horses and my Department are confidential and it would be inappropriate to comment on individual cases. However, the policy of my Department is to immediately investigate all written complaints, including, where appropriate, by the Special Investigation Unit of my Department.