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Debate: Dáil Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/2021-05-05/5/
5 May 2021 - Deputy Peadar Tóibín I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to enhance the welfare...This is the second animal welfare Bill Aontú has introduced in the Dáil in the past six months....Animal welfare and the protection of animals is a subject that has been paid much lip service by politicians...The purpose of Aontú's Bill is to enhance the welfare of dogs by strengthening the regulation of dog...Animal welfare organisations have warned that some puppy farms have up to 500 breeding animals at any
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Debate: Joint Committee On Agriculture And The Marine
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_agriculture_and_the_marine/2021-04-27/3/
27 Apr 2021 - period of, potentially, up to five days before they can access medicines from a licensed merchant, then animal...welfare could be at risk, that is, if farmers do not immediately source the product from a vet....Is it equally the case that e-prescriptions are essentially worthless if animals have been dosed five
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Debate: Joint Committee On Agriculture And The Marine
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_agriculture_and_the_marine/2021-04-27/3/
27 Apr 2021 - the core of this debate, which we must never lose sight of, is human health, the human food chain, animal...health and animal welfare....It is very important we do not lose sight of the importance of the human food chain, responsible animal...husbandry and animal welfare....As I said, it is important that human health and animal health and welfare are primary in any decision
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Debate: Joint Committee On Agriculture And The Marine
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_agriculture_and_the_marine/2021-04-27/3/
27 Apr 2021 - Within Ireland bodies such as Animal Health Ireland and Teagasc would also agree on this, as do the European...Medicines Agency and other animal health bodies outside of Ireland....This is in everybody's interests and especially in the interests of the animals that we treat, from the...point of view of animal health and animal welfare....It is also in the interests of the farming community more generally in promoting animal productivity
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Debate: Joint Committee On Agriculture And The Marine
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_agriculture_and_the_marine/2021-04-27/3/
27 Apr 2021 - Our role concerns the public interest, the best interests of animal health and welfare and public health...regulations being a difficulty or posing any threat to services or the treatment and care available for animals
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Debate: Joint Committee On Agriculture And The Marine
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_agriculture_and_the_marine/2021-04-27/3/
27 Apr 2021 - Animal welfare will suffer following this....My worry is that in some instances in rural Ireland, animals that are of low value will not be given...treatments will be avoided and parasitic diseases will be left to run their course, causing untold levels of animal
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Debate: Joint Committee On Agriculture And The Marine
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_agriculture_and_the_marine/2021-04-27/3/
27 Apr 2021 - The intention of this regulation is to improve both animal health and welfare and human health and offer...Ultimately, that is going to benefit animal health and welfare, and indeed public health....On the concerns about low-value animals, farmers across the country are the first guardians of the welfare...of animals....I do not believe these regulations should pose a difficulty in animal welfare terms or otherwise.
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Debate: Joint Committee On Agriculture And The Marine
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_agriculture_and_the_marine/2021-04-27/3/
27 Apr 2021 - essentially a box-ticking exercise, the whole area of antiparasitic resistance is a dynamic between the animal...significant proportion of those coming onto our register are interested in pursuing a career in farm animal...With regard to Senator Daly's point on prescriptions being valid for five days and the animal welfare...Animals will continue to be cared for properly, possibly with better disease control and outcomes for...the animals and less expense for their owners in the longer term.
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Debate: Joint Committee On Agriculture And The Marine
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_agriculture_and_the_marine/2021-04-27/3/
27 Apr 2021 - It is dead right to say animal welfare is of huge importance to farmers but, sadly, they will be massively...Either the farmers will pack up or the animals will be left to suffer.
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Debate: Joint Committee On Agriculture And The Marine
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_agriculture_and_the_marine/2021-04-27/3/
27 Apr 2021 - These changes are recommended and required by Europe on the basis of improving animal health and welfare...and savings in the long run through minimising the use of medicines, potentially better outcomes for animals..., minimising disease and offering a greater return in terms of the productivity of the animal.
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Debate: Joint Committee On Agriculture And The Marine
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_agriculture_and_the_marine/2021-04-27/3/
27 Apr 2021 - It is not in the interests of farmers, animal welfare and the sector generally and indicates an issue
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Debate: Joint Committee On Agriculture And The Marine
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_agriculture_and_the_marine/2021-04-27/3/
27 Apr 2021 - How will the service be provided such that when an animal wants an antibiotic, it will get it within...practice that the call will be able to be taken and the proper treatment will be available quickly for the animal..., first, from an animal welfare point of view and, second, from an economic point of view and to avoid
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Debate: Joint Committee On Agriculture And The Marine
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_agriculture_and_the_marine/2021-04-27/3/
27 Apr 2021 - The validity of the prescription will be for five days only, individual animal data are required, and...approach Europe-wide in the use of antimicrobial products, all of which is done in the best interests of animal...health and welfare and, indeed, public health.
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Debate: Joint Committee On European Union Affairs
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/joint_committee_on_european_union_affairs/2021-04-27/2/
27 Apr 2021 - definition of the common travel area and a whole range of other things linked to that in terms of social welfare...For many years on this island, we have co-operated on animal and plant health and we have had pragmatic...significantly, within the confines of the protocol, by putting in place a veterinary and SPS agreement for animal
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2021-04-23/14/
23 Apr 2021 - However, in terms of animal welfare alone, I suggest that needs to be examined and the industries decoupled...Gambling is also a child welfare issue.
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Debate: Seanad Éireann
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/2021-04-23/14/
23 Apr 2021 - has been active in challenging some of the practices related to the funding of that industry and the animal...welfare issues in the industry.
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Debate: Committee Of Public Accounts
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/committee_of_public_accounts/2021-04-20/4/
20 Apr 2021 - Brendan Gleeson Rásaíocht Con Éireann is directly responsible for welfare in the greyhound sector....Department's point of view it provides support to those organisations but the principal role in terms of animal...welfare inspections is played by people in those organisations....Currently, we are involved in authorising officers under the animal welfare regulations for Horse Racing
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Debate: Committee Of Public Accounts
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/committee_of_public_accounts/2021-04-20/4/
20 Apr 2021 - Is there an animal welfare issue for the Department, given that the greyhounds are listed as livestock
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Debate: Committee Of Public Accounts
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/committee_of_public_accounts/2021-04-20/4/
20 Apr 2021 - Brendan Gleeson The role of the Department in respect of meat plants is a food safety-animal welfare
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Debate: Committee Of Public Accounts
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/committee_of_public_accounts/2021-04-20/4/
20 Apr 2021 - It was on the way into the court when it was withdrawn and had a fairly big animal welfare backstory.
