Applications for animal experiment licences

Summary

The Department received 23 licence applications from January 1975, issued 20 licences and was considering three more. Barry offered to provide information about who had applied.

Mr. Healy, Mrs. Desmond, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Gogan, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Dowling, Mr. Wyse, Dr. Thornley, Mr. Malone, Mr. Moore, Mr. Kitt

andMr. L'Estrange asked the Minister for Health the number of applications that have been received from 1st January, 1975 to date by his Department for licences under the Cruelty to Animals Act, 1876 in respect of persons or premises; if any of these applications were rejected as having no relevance to the alleviation of suffering or the prolonging or saving of life; and, if so, their number.

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Richard Barry Mr. R. Barry Fine Gael

From 1st January, 1975 to date 23 applications for licences have been received. Twenty licences have been issued and the remaining three are still under consideration.

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David Andrews Mr. Andrews Fianna Fáil

Could the Parliamentary Secretary tell us from whom the applications have come? I appreciate that it would be a long list in the context of his reply but could he give us a cross-section of individuals, groups or companies who applied for these licences?

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Richard Barry Mr. R. Barry Fine Gael

I have not that information with me but, if the Deputy wishes, I can get it for him.

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