Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 January 2017
1375. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of circuses registered here under Article 4 of the Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1739/2005 each year for each of the past five years, in tabular form; the names of those circuses; if registrations have been revoked or refused since 2007; if so, the number of same, by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41510/16]
Amharc ar fhreagra1376. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of animal passports issued by the Irish authorities to circus animals as per Article 7 of the Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1739/2005 each year for each of the past five years, in tabular form; if any prosecution has been undertaken for non-possession of a passport; if so, the number of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41511/16]
Amharc ar fhreagra1377. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of the venues registered under Article 6 of the Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1739/2005 in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41512/16]
Amharc ar fhreagra1378. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of veterinary inspections carried out under Article 9 of the Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1739/2005 in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41513/16]
Amharc ar fhreagra1379. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of appointments of authorised officers he has made under Article 5 of the European Communities (Circuses) Regulations 2007; the current number of authorised officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41514/16]
Amharc ar fhreagra1380. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of fixed penalty notices issued per year in each of the past five years under Article 10 of European Communities (Circuses) Regulations 2007, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41515/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 1375 to 1380, inclusive, together.
The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following table.
|
Year |
No. of circuses registered |
No. of passports issued |
|
2012 |
Nil |
Nil |
|
2013 |
Nil |
Nil |
|
2014 |
2 (Fossett’s Circus and Courtney’s Circus) |
7 Nil |
|
2015 |
Nil |
Nil |
|
2016 |
Nil |
Nil |
No registrations have been revoked or refused since 2007.
No prosecutions have been undertaken for non-possession of a passport.
No venues were required to be registered under article 6 of EC No 1739/2005 in 2016.
8 veterinary inspections of circuses under Article 9 of EC No 1739/2005 were carried out from 2012-2016.
By virtue of the European Communities (Animal Health) (Adaptation) Regulations 2014, authorised officers appointed under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 may administer the European Communities (Circuses) Regulations 2007. In addition, officers of Customs and Excise and members of the Garda Síochána are also authorised officers within the meaning of the Act. It should also be noted that personnel from both the ISPCA and the DSPCA have also been authorised under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013.
