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24/05/2013
Submissions Invited On The Microchipping Of Dogs
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD today announced that his Department is inviting submissions from interested or knowledgeable parties on the microchipping of dogs.
Minister Coveney said that he had recently announced in Dail Eireann during a discussion on the Animal Health and Welfare Bill that he is planning to introduce a programme to microchip all dogs in the country. As the Animal Health & Welfare Bill has now been passed by both Houses and will shortly be enacted into law, planning for this programme is now under way and his Department is inviting submissions from interested or knowledgeable parties on the issue.
His intention is that the Programme will be rolled out on a gradual basis, beginning with newly born pups, dogs for sale or re-homed dogs. Regulations will be made to give effect to this policy in due course.
Minister Coveney said: "I am anxious to hear the views of stakeholders on the subject and, accordingly, my Department is inviting submissions about the optimum ways to bring this project on stream. All views expressed will be taken into account in the final decision. There has already been some significant interest in the matter and some parties have already made submissions to his Department."
(CD)
Minister Coveney said that he had recently announced in Dail Eireann during a discussion on the Animal Health and Welfare Bill that he is planning to introduce a programme to microchip all dogs in the country. As the Animal Health & Welfare Bill has now been passed by both Houses and will shortly be enacted into law, planning for this programme is now under way and his Department is inviting submissions from interested or knowledgeable parties on the issue.
His intention is that the Programme will be rolled out on a gradual basis, beginning with newly born pups, dogs for sale or re-homed dogs. Regulations will be made to give effect to this policy in due course.
Minister Coveney said: "I am anxious to hear the views of stakeholders on the subject and, accordingly, my Department is inviting submissions about the optimum ways to bring this project on stream. All views expressed will be taken into account in the final decision. There has already been some significant interest in the matter and some parties have already made submissions to his Department."
(CD)
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