Lynn Ruane (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 19:

In page 48, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following:“Reporting on export of greyhounds

56. (1) The Minister shall produce and lay before the Houses of the Oireachtas a report following the end of each calendar year which will include:

(a) the number of greyhounds exported from the State in the preceding 12 months;

(b) a list of every country to which greyhounds have been exported from the State in the preceding 12 months; and

(c) a summary of the standards with regard to the welfare of greyhounds in every country listed in paragraph (b) in as recent a time period as is practicable.

(2) In preparing the report under subsection (1), the Minister shall have regard to each of the following:

(a) the past record of the relevant country in relation to the welfare protections for greyhounds and the welfare of animals more generally;

(b) the existence in the relevant country of enforceable welfare protections for greyhounds which are equivalent to the protections available in the State;

(c) the monitoring and enforcement in the relevant country of the welfare protections in paragraph (b); and

(d) the standards of care and management to which the greyhounds are likely to be subjected to in the relevant country.”.

I withdraw the amendment but, again, reserve the right to resubmit it on Report Stage.