Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 26 June 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Welfare, Treatment and Traceability of Horses: Discussion
5:00 pm
Mr. Michael Sheahan:
I do not know whether it is a question of leniency, but it is more complicated with horses, whether we like it or not, than it is with cattle. That is not an excuse. We have been trying since 2013 to tighten the screws in relation to horse traceability and, to be fair, we have made a good bit of progress. There is obviously still a long way to go. The big thing that has been put forward, as the thing that will really change the game, is the e-passport system. This is the thing everyone has been calling for - this electronic system. That is in place on the thoroughbred side since 2021 and we offered an 80% grant to encourage others-----