Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 October 2024
521. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he will take in response to the revelation that Irish cattle are being shipped to Israel while disguised as being of Romanian or Croatian origin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41558/24]
View answerThe Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine facilitates lawful commercial trade while ensuring that live animal transport is carried out in compliance with legislative welfare standards.
Once animals are traded to a destination in another EU Member State, under EU law they become a part of the national herd of that country. However, the animals always retain the identification number from their Member State of origin so that traceability throughout their life across the EU is retained.
If at any stage subsequently they are further traded onwards, the onward trade of these animals is the responsibility of the authorities of the EU member state exporting the animals to the non-EU country.
