Written answers
Wednesday, 20 March 2024
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
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Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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1059. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that the master's confidential report is missing for the first shipment of in-calf heifers that left Waterford for Algeria on 4 January 2024 in livestock vessel Finola M. [13144/24]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The Master's report for this voyage was not delivered immediately after the voyage to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Officers of my Department followed up with the operators. The non-delivery was a result of an administrative delay on the part of the private operators involved. The report is now with the Department.
Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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1060. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the master's confidential report (details supplied) was returned by the captain of the vessel within seven days of arrival at the destination port, as set out in Regulation 20 of the Carriage of Livestock by Sea Regulation SI 356 of 2016. [13145/24]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The Master's report for this voyage was not sent immediately after the voyage, due to an administrative delay on the part of the private operators involved. The matter was followed up by officers of my Department with the result that the report has since arrived and is in possession of the Department.
Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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1061. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the master's confidential report document (details supplied) was returned by the captain, the reason it cannot be located. [13146/24]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The Master's report for this voyage was recently received by my Department. When it was not returned to the Department immediately after the voyage, the matter was followed up by officers of my Department. The delay arose due to an administrative error on the part of the private operators involved.
Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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1062. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to retrieve or locate a document (details supplied). [13147/24]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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As the Master's report for this voyage was not forwarded immediately after the voyage, the matter was followed up by officers of my Department with the result that the report has since arrived and is in possession of the Department
Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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1063. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a document (details supplied) was not returned by the captain, what steps will be taken to initiate a prosecution under section 36 of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013; and if the certificate of approval for the Finola M will be revoked due to the non-compliance with Regulation 20 of the Carriage of Livestock by Sea Regulations. [13148/24]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The document that is the subject of your question has been returned by the Master of the vessel concerned. It was not returned immediately after the voyage, due to an administrative delay on the part of the private operators involved. The matter was followed up by officers of my Department with the result that the report has since arrived and is in the possession of the Department.
Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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1064. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of heifers that became sick or injured during a journey (details supplied); the number that died; and how many were unloaded from the vessel. [13149/24]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The Master's report for this voyage shows that the same number of in-calf heifers that boarded in Ireland disembarked in Algeria. The report does not record any morbidity or mortality on the voyage.
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