Liz McManus (Wicklow, Labour)
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Question 108: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of random welfare inspections at transiting ports and airports carried out on consignments for export involving all live animals; the animals which were subjected to these inspections; the location where these inspections were carried out; and the number of violations of welfare legislation detected. [40542/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Officials in my Department carry out inspections on consignments of cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, donkeys, cats and dogs exported from Dublin Airport, Shannon Airport, Dublin Port, Dún Laoghaire Port and Rosslare Port. In 2005 a total of 3,863 inspections were carried out on animal consignments exported from Irish ports and airports while a further 3,648 inspections have taken place in 2006 up to the end of October.

There was a small number of findings relating to water delivery systems and stocking densities in vehicles transporting bovines, most of which were addressed at the point of export. There were no significant breaches of welfare legislation detected during the course of inspections of other species of animals at export points.