PQ 771
771. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of a typographic error in the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, where reference is made to a nonexistent "kingdom of animalae" instead of the recognised "animalia" (details supplied); and if he has taken legal advice as to the safety of convictions under the Act on account of this typographic error or any other imprecision in the scope of the legislation. [73532/26]
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20 October 2026
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20 October 2026 · Animal Welfare
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Richard Boyd Barrett
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Agriculture
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20 October 2026
Summary
771. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of a typographic error in the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, where reference is made to a nonexistent "kingdom of animalae" instead of the recognised "animalia" (details supplied); and if he has taken legal advice as to the safety of convictions under the Act on account of this typographic error or any other imprecision in the scope of the legislation. [73532/26]
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20 October 2026
Animal Welfare
771. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of a typographic error in the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, where reference is made to a nonexistent "kingdom of animalae" instead of the recognised "animalia" (details supplied); and if he has taken legal advice as to the safety of convictions under the Act on account of this typographic error or any other imprecision in the scope of the legislation. [73532/26]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-10-20/771/
- Open data entity: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/question/2026-10-20/pq_771
- ireland · q-2026-10-20-pq_771 · source updated 20 October 2026