Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 6 April 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013: Post-Enactment Scrutiny (Resumed)

Mr. Conor Brennan:

Yes. That is what we hear from other third parties that are trying to utilise the data for verification. We are hearing that the data is sometimes lacking and that it is false. As Mr. Dowling alluded to, sometimes there is widespread abuse of the system unfortunately. That is one of the key issues. The ISPCA might have something to say on it too.