Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Solidarity)
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1241. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider implementing a ban on transporting domestic animals in car boots that are closed and have no light or windows; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10727/25]

Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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My Department oversees the implementation of national and European rules on animal welfare, including animal welfare during transport. The existing framework of rules forbids the transport of animals in conditions which are likely to cause injury or undue suffering to them.

Transporting animals in the boot of a car that is closed and has no light or windows runs a risk of causing undue suffering or even suffocation, as there is a risk of insufficient air flow.

Anyone becoming aware of animals being transported in such conditions should contact the Garda Siochana or their local regional office of my Department.