Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 11 July 2024
Public Accounts Committee
2022 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
9:30 am
Mr. Brendan Gleeson:
The Cathaoirleach is talking common sense but the reality is that somebody who applies for certification as an animal welfare officer is required to make a declaration that he or she has not had a conviction in the previous three years and do the training. That is based on EU law. In the context of our review, which will be fast, that might be something we would look at but I am not sure-----