Animal Disease Controls

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 June 2015

Tuesday, 9 June 2015

Ceisteanna (500)

Michael Fitzmaurice

Ceist:

500. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 284 of 15 April 2015, if he will provide a copy of the European Union Commission's confirmation and/or advice that the derogation provided for in Article 7 of EU Regulation No. 576/2013 is applicable to non-commercial movement of pets only, and must be applied on an all-or-none basis, and that if a member state decides to avail of the derogation with a view to accepting non-vaccinated pups from a particular European Union member state, it must accept non-vaccinated pups from all European Union member states, irrespective of the member state's rabies status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22508/15]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Information on the rules governing the movement in trade or for non-commercial purposes of young unvaccinated pet animals is available at the following link on Commission website: http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/liveanimals/pets/young_animals_en.htm.

The Member States which have indicated that they will accept young unvaccinated pet animals are Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Croatia, Lithuania and Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia. Switzerland has also indicated that it will accept young unvaccinated pet animals. The remaining 17 EU member states and Norway have indicated that they will not accept such animals.