Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 April 2022
257. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of compliance notices issued in respect of the failure of owners to chip their horses since January 2013, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18590/22]
View answerAll EU and national legislation relevant to my Department is enforced by a large team of authorised officers assigned to specific geographic locations across my Department's Regional Office network. These officers work closely with their counterparts in the Local Authorities and other Government Departments and agencies.
Compliance notices are issued,as deemed appropriate, by individual officers across the country on a case-by-case basis depending on the specific circumstances involved. Such notices may involve potential non-compliance with more than one legislative requirement. My Department does not maintain a central database of compliance notices issued by authorised officers or of the specific legislation referred to in those notices.
