Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 30 March 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Regulations and Verification Systems of Online Sales of Pets: Discussion

Mr. Finbarr Heslin:

Yes. The four databases were mandated under the original regulations to provide for training for lay implanters. We have done that for a number of lay implanters, predominantly in the dog control system - within the local pound systems - and with charities such as Dogs Trust Ireland. We do not train breeders or anybody like that because under the original regulations, it is our duty as the database to control the data we get. If we think somebody is giving us incorrect data, it is our duty to pass that information to the Minister.