Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 1 June 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Regulation of Sale and Supply of Pets and Animal Welfare: Discussion

Mr. Anthony Collins:

The Deputy asked how we link a person, place and location to every animal. With the online passport, the person will be linked through a PPS number, the location will include the equine number or canine number and dogs will have their microchip and the DNA. Then we will have a situation where every animal has a person and a location to its name.

That will ensure that irresponsible ownership will be reduced, at least.

What was the Deputy's second question?