Seán Sherlock
Question:346. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if equine therapy is allowed to operate under current public health restrictions. [10729/21]
View answerThursday, 25 February 2021
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Under Level 5 COVID-19 restrictions, the Government has advised that people should stay at home except where absolutely necessary, for example, where travelling to and from work where the work is considered an essential service.
Animal health or welfare concerns in this context would include those provided for in the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, and do not extend to equine therapy. In terms of human health, essential services include therapy services provided by a member of a designated profession within the meaning of section 3 of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 (No. 27 of 2005).
The list of essential services is available at:
https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/c9158-essential-services/.