Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Senator Paul Daly, or a member who was on the last committee with me, might recall that we did a good few sessions in the last Dáil on horse welfare. Unfortunately, in my county we have had a number of incidents of horse welfare issues. At that stage, the figure we were given by the Department was 19%, and that more than 80% of horses were registered or microchipped. Mr. Collins is saying now that less than half of the horses are registered and microchipped.