Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 6:

In page 25, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following:

“List of countries to which export is permissible 26. (1) On 1 January 2020 and annually thereafter, the Minister shall prescribe by regulation a list of non-EU countries which meet minimum standards with regard to the welfare of greyhounds, and to which the licensed export of greyhounds from the State may be permissible.

(2) In making regulations under subsection (1), consideration shall be given to the following factors—

(a) the past record of the relevant country relating to the welfare of greyhounds and the welfare of animals more generally,

(b) the existence in the relevant country of enforceable welfare protections for greyhounds which are equivalent to the protections available in the State,

(c) the monitoring and enforcement in the relevant country of the welfare protections referred to in paragraph (b), and

(d) the standards of care and management to which the greyhounds are likely to be subjected to in the relevant country.”.