Patrick Costello
Question:972. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of inspections that were carried out on premises in which animals are kept in 2021. [8138/22]
View answerTuesday, 15 February 2022
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Under the Animal Health and Welfare Act, 2013, the Department has primary policy responsibility for the welfare of all animals.
In 2021, there were on 1,165 on farm animal welfare inspections undertaken by Department veterinary officials.
In addition, my Department carries out numerous inspections including EU regulatory inspections, cross compliance inspections and inspections under the terms and conditions of farm schemes. Should the Deputy require specific information in relation to inspection types, these can be assimilated if requested.