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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2004-03-30"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Protection of animals2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20040330.3.2-050"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2004-03-30-Speech-2-0512
lpv:speaker	lp:Gerard Collins2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I should like to comment on the Commission recommendation concerning staging posts when live animals are being transported from one Member State to another within the Union. Whilst the welfare of animals being transported from one jurisdiction to the next must be of paramount importance, I do not believe the policy direction proposed by the Commission to Parliament with regard to this measure is correct. Staging posts were originally introduced as a disease-control measure when the problems concerning BSE were first discovered. A lot of research has been carried out in Ireland on the merits or demerits of staging posts in general, and studies by leading agricultural research institutes have shown that it is better for animal welfare on long journeys between Ireland and the continent that staging posts remain. Staging posts allow animals to be unloaded, watered and rested, and also the essential cleaning and rebedding of trucks. The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development recently approved an amendment which stated that the competent authorities in each Member State shall identify a sufficient number of suitable unloading premises and notify the European Commission at regular intervals. This is a wise approach by the Committee on Agriculture. We all want to see the welfare of animals being transported long distances protected. The provision of proper conditions for live animals moving from one Member State to another must be guaranteed. However, how do we ensure that this is the case? I for one believe that the retention of staging posts is of key importance in this regard, and I am certainly not alone in this view."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	vice-chair; UEN (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 chair; Delegation for relations with South Africa (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Fianna Fáil Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Collins (UEN )."1

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