Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 February 2019
192. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a system of licensing and registering for animal rescues is being developed; the consultation that has taken place in relation to the issue; the persons or bodies with which consultation has taken place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7539/19]
View answerAnimal rescues that rehome companion animals outside of Ireland are currently registered by my Department, as required by Council Directive 92/65/EEC (the Balai Directive). Further, all premises on which farmed animals are kept are subject to registration.
Under the new EU Animal Health Law (EU Regulation 2016/429), animal rescue organisations will be among the establishments keeping terrestrial animals that will be required to apply for registration with my Department to allow them to operate, from 21st April 2021 (the date from which the EU Animal Health Law will apply).
