Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 197: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the details of animals exported into Ireland for use in circuses here in 2008, including the species, the number, their countries of origin and the circuses to which they were attached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12502/09]

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 198: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the details of animals imported into Ireland for use in circuses here in 2008, including the species, the number, their countries of origin and the circuses to which they were attached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12503/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 197 and 198 together.

The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the table below. The names of the circuses involved have been withheld due to the commercial nature of the information sought.