Paul Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I apologise for being late. I had another engagement. My reading of scrutiny in the EU at the moment is that it is based on the animal welfare conditions in the non-EU countries of arrival. I am very impressed with the report. I know from experience that we are on the top of our game, that the Department scrutinises everything in its fullness, and that the health, welfare, and travelling conditions of the animals are 100%. When the Department is negotiating certificates or licences, how far beyond arrival at the designated destination does it go before it comes to agreement on a certificate or licence with regard to where the animal ends up and the welfare issues thereafter? As I have said, that seems to be the issue flagged in this regard. How much knowledge do we have of that?