Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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229. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the procedures applicable to the importation of budgerigars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40331/13]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Persons may bring their pet birds to Ireland with them from another EU Member State (and Andorra, Croatia, the Faeroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway) on change of residence or on holiday provided the following conditions are met: an Owner Declaration for Pet birds must accompany the bird/s en route; a Form of Advance Notice of Import must be sent to the Animal Health and Welfare Division of my Department at least 24 hrs in advance of arrival of consignment in Ireland.

Persons bringing their pet birds to Ireland (on change of residence or on holiday only) from a non-EU country (other than Andorra, Croatia, the Faeroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland and the Vatican City State) may import under licence not more than 5 birds provided the birds are accompanied en route by the owner or a person acting on behalf of the owner; individually identified; accompanied by a veterinary health certificate signed by an official veterinarian to confirm compliance with the pre-export requirements as set out in Commission Decision 2007/25/EC; accompanied by a declaration signed by the owner/person representing the owner in the form contained at Annex 111 to in Commission Decision 2007/25/EC; Imported either through Dublin Airport or Shannon Airport.

All information on this is available at www.agriculture.gov.ie/pets.