Frank O'Rourke (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
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386. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the public and EU tender process that will apply to the granting of a new licence renewal of the Irish Sport Horse and Draught Horse studbooks; his plans to apply a licence fee (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15068/19]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Approval to recognise a breed society and the approval of its breeding programme is carried out by my Department as the Competent Authority in line with European legislation (Regulation (EU) 2016/1012).

The legislation concerned does not refer to a public and EU tender process nor address license fees. The processes operated by my Department in this area are fully in line with this legislation.