Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 10 July 2024
232. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any horses have been exported to the continent for slaughter since the closure of a company (details supplied); if he will act to prevent any such action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30294/24]
View answerAccording to the TRACES platform (the European Commissions on line platform for animal and plant health certification), for the period from 01 January 2024 to the 04 July 2024, no equine animals have been traded to the EU or exported for direct slaughter.
The trade in and the export of animals is a private commercial activity but it is regulated by European and national law which my Department enforces. There are no current plans to prevent the compliant export or trade within the EU of equine animals for slaughter.
