Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 June 2025
152. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horse passports issued annually, by passport issuing organisation; and by year since 2008, in tabular form. [34655/25]
View answerThe number of equine passports issued annually is set out in the table below. A breakdown by passport issuing organisation (PIO) cannot be provided as requested as this information is deemed to be commercially sensitive as disclosure could potentially undermine fair market competition.
|
Year |
Passports issued |
|
2008 |
48,815 |
|
2009 |
34,777 |
|
2010 |
27,462 |
|
2011 |
28,012 |
|
2012 |
33,336 |
|
2013 |
30,158 |
|
2014 |
29,742 |
|
2015 |
30,337 |
|
2016 |
28,806 |
|
2017 |
28,983 |
|
2018 |
28,960 |
|
2019 |
28,117 |
|
2020 |
27,481 |
|
2021 |
30,311 |
|
2022 |
30,601 |
|
2023 |
29,666 |
|
2024 |
27,959 |
|
2025 |
5,566 |
