Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 March 2013
181. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will list all of the horse breeding associations and societies that have the right to issue passports; the controls imposed by his Department on these societies; if any of these societies have been suspended in the past two years from issuing passports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13310/13]
View answerThe list of Passport Issuing Organisations approved to issue equine passports in respect of equines eligible for entry in studbooks is as follows:
Weatherby’s Ireland GSB Limited
Horse Sport Ireland
Irish Pony Society
Connemara Pony Breeder’s Society
Irish Piebald & Skewbald Association
Kerry Bog Pony Co-op Society
Irish Appaloosa Association
Warmblood Studbook of Ireland
The Passport Issuing Organisations approved to issue passports for equines which are ineligible for entry into one of the studbooks are Horse Sport Ireland, Horse Passport Agency Ltd and Irish Piebald & Skewbald Association.
The Passport Issuing Organisation operate under the provisions set out in EU and national legislation including Commission Regulation 504/2008 and S.I. No. 357 of 2011 - European Communities (Equine) Regulations 2011 (as amended).
The Department revoked approvals granted to one Passport Issuing Organisations in 2012.
