Paul Lawless (Mayo, Aontú)
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717. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the recourse available to breeders who have been excluded from services (details supplied); and the way in which such exclusions are monitored to ensure compliance with Articles 13, 14, and 41 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1012. [65512/25]

Paul Lawless (Mayo, Aontú)
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726. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether removal of genetic indexes by organisations (details supplied) falls under Article 41 official controls; and the recourse breeders have where such removals affect rights under Articles 13 and 14. [65529/25]

Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 717 and 726 together.

Article 14(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 places a responsibility on a recognised breed society to settle any disputes that may arise between breeders and the breed society. Therefore, where a breeder is participating in a breeding programme for that breed, and is excluded from named services contrary to the rules of the respective breeding programme, they should avail of this dispute resolution process as provided by the relevant breed society.

As part of official controls, my Department, as the competent authority, ensures each breed society has a dispute resolution process in place for their breeders participating in their respective breeding programme.