Written answers
Thursday, 7 November 2024
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Animal Passports
Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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315. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the procedure for a pet owner travelling with their pet dog between Ireland and the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45544/24]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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When travelling from the UK to Ireland with a pet dog, the owner must ensure the following:
- The dog must be microchipped.
- The dog must be administered a rabies vaccination, after being microchipped.
- The person must wait until the appropriate immunity has developed, as stated by the datasheet of the vaccination given, which must be at least 21 days after the primary vaccination is given, before travelling.
- The person will need to have an EU health cert completed by a vet in the UK. If the person is in possession of an EU pet passport for the pet, this can be used in place of the EU health cert.
- The dog will require a tapeworm treatment (Echinococcus multilocularis) no less than 24 hours (1 day) and no more than 120 hours (5 days) before the scheduled arrival time of the dog in Ireland.
- The person must complete the advance notice portal (found on pettravel.gov.ie) in advance of the trip, in order to set up the required compliance check upon arrival.
As regards taking a pet dog from Ireland to the UK, as the detailed rules can change from time to time, prior to planning a trip dog owners are advised to read the most up to date information which is available on the DEFRA website at the following link www.gov.uk/bring-pet-to-great-britain
Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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316. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in a case in which a person intends to travel with their pet dog to Ireland from the UK, on 27 December 2024 and plans for tapeworm treatment to be given to their dog five days prior, the course of action that is recommended in the instance that their means of travel was delayed, leaving the five-day window to lapse and the owner is unable find an available vet during the holiday period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45545/24]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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If an individual is bringing a dog into Ireland from the UK, it must be treated for tapeworm by a vet between 1 and 5 days before arrival in Ireland. If the individuals means of travel are delayed and the 5-day window has been exceeded, the individual should get a second tapeworm treatment completed.
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