Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I am inclined to figure out what has happened here. Surely the microchip and passport system would say who the owner is and give their address. It is not as if it is 20 horses. It is 20,000 that have gone and my understanding is that we do not know where. It does not appear there is database. What progress has been made on putting one in place? Why is there not a database in place? When is a full database for the registration of horses expected? The Department needs to answer this. I know that with cattle it is really strict.