Catherine Murphy
Question:
898. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons his Department has successfully and unsuccessfully prosecuted for the possession and administration of controlled substances given to animals in the past 20 years to date. [6749/23]
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This information is not readily available and will be forwarded to the Deputy shortly.
The following deferred reply was received under Standing Order 51.
Following clarification on the definition relating to controlled and banned substances and having extracted all the information from available records in respect of prosecutions under Animal Remedies legislation since 2002, my Department has successfully prosecuted 17 persons for the possession and administration of banned substances.
