Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 29 January 2019
460. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the legislation, including heads of Bills, from his Department which has been sent to EU institutions before publication for the period of the Thirty-second Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4241/19]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department has no input in the Miscellaneous Provisions (Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union on 29 March 2019) Bill as, based on current considerations, there is no requirement to alter primary legislation under my Department's remit for Brexit at this time. As a result, no heads for the Bill have been sent to EU institutions.
We will, however, be amending Statutory Instruments setting the time limits for pre-notification for imports to arrive in the State for the purposes of carrying out of documentary, identity and physical checks on imports of animals, plants, and products of animal and plant origin, as set out in EU legislation and will also have a separate Statutory Instrument dealing with movements of pets including movement from the UK post-Brexit.
Throughout this work, the focus of the Department will continue to be on the need to discharge its legal responsibilities while ensuring the minimum possible disruption to trade and animal movements.
