Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 24 October 2019

Public Accounts Committee

2018 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Chapter 10 - Forestry Grants

9:00 am

Mr. Brendan Gleeson:

I do not know. The Department puts approximately €2.7 million into voluntary animal welfare bodies every year. We have a tracking system for the export of canines. People are supposed to report exports on our trade control and expert system, TRACES, which is the system for tracking exports of animal-based products and animals. The Chairman makes a point-----