Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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1292. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of bovine embryos in total that were exported to Australia between the period 1 January 2018 to 5 October 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55204/22]

Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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1293. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of ET technicians who are currently licensed by his Department to export embryos to Australia; the specific period of time that these ET technicians have been awarded their ET export licences for Australia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55205/22]

Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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1294. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of pedigree cattle embryos in total that were exported to Australia between the period 1 January 2018 to 5 October 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55206/22]

Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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1295. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of pedigree parthenaise cattle embryos in total that were exported to Australia between the period 1 January 2018 to 5 October 2022; his Department's eartag details for the sires and dams for each pedigree parthenaise cattle embryo exported to Australia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55208/22]

Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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1296. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of pedigree parthenaise cattle embryos in total that were exported from Ireland between the period 1 January 1 2018 to 5 October 2022, his Department's eartag details for the sires and dams for each pedigree parthenaise cattle embryo exported; the destinations which the exports took place; which of his Department's licensed exporters that each of the export consignments originated from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55209/22]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1292 to 1296, inclusive, together.

Bovine Embryo Collection and Production Teams/Centres are approved to operate by my Department under Regulation 4(3) of S.I. No. 19 of 2009 titled the European Communities (Bovine Breeding) Regulations 2009. 

Approved centres are notified to the EU and the approval is open ended. Centres are liable for inspection checks by my officials. A listing of all approved Teams/Centres can be found on the Department's website at www.gov.ie/en/publication/412da-animal-breeding/#approved-establishments-laboratories.

Once approved a Team/Centre can export to Australia and any other country provided they comply with Health Certification laid down by the Ministry for Agriculture in that jurisdiction. Application and conditions for export of Bovine Embryos to Australia are available on the Department’s website at the following address: www.gov.ie/en/collection/91153-exports-of-animal-breeding-products/#australiathe. 

The table at the following link details all exports of bovine embryos for the  for 2018 to 2022:

<a href="">Embryo exports 2018-2022</a