Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 July 2018
1910. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 741 of 10 July 2018, the details of the owners and transporters that exported each of the greyhounds to China in 2014 and 2016, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33197/18]
View answerI am not in a position to release the names of the consignors involved in these or indeed any other export transactions of any species.
Furthermore, my Department does not have details of the transporters used in respect of the greyhounds exported to China in 2014 and 2016, or of any airlines subsequently used.
There were no direct exports of greyhounds from Ireland to China 2017 or to date in 2018.
I fully endorse Bord na gCon's advice to all owners involved in the export of greyhounds to only export to destinations that provide the expected levels of greyhound care and management as defined in its Code of Practice.
