Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 401: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of pet passports that were issued to each authorised transporter of live dogs for export in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11470/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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EU pet passports are not issued to authorised transporters but rather directly to pet owners via their veterinary practitioner. Pet passport applications are completed by pet owners and submitted to my Department by the veterinary practitioner following micro-chipping of the animal. The passport is issued to the veterinary practitioner who enters details of rabies vaccination, blood test results etc. before releasing the passport to the pet owner. I regret that the statistics on the number of pet passports issued in each of the years 2005 to 2009 are not available due to industrial action.