Written answers

Thursday, 7 December 2006

Department of Health and Children

Medical Research

7:00 pm

Photo of Trevor SargentTrevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)
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Question 120: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the frequency of visits by inspectors to registered user establishments licensed for animal experiments. [42150/06]

Photo of Mary HarneyMary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Inspections of registered user establishments are carried out in accordance with Section 10 of the Cruelty to Animals Act 1876, as amended. The Act provides for all registered establishments to be visited from time to time by inspectors for the purpose of securing compliance with the provisions of the Act. Veterinary staff of the Department of Agriculture and Food have acted as inspectors under a long standing arrangement with that Department: however, this arrangement is currently under discussion. Officials of my Department do not carry out these inspections.

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