Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent)
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Question 131: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will consider adapting the pet passport application form and the pet passport to include the final destination of the dog. [12213/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The format of the EU Pet Passport is laid down in Commission Decision 2003/803/EC. The passport contains the unique identification of the dog or cat with information on vaccinations and additional treatments. It is used in a similar manner to passports for humans i.e. it accompanies the pet on all travel between countries to assist in border control. There is no expiry date and in most cases a passport would last the lifetime of the animal. Thus it would not be possible to print one unique destination on a passport.