iNAP Animal Health Implementation Committee

An Animal Health Implementation Committee was set up in January 2018, chaired by Ireland’s Chief Veterinary Officer, and tasked with overseeing the completion of the Animal Health actions outlined in iNAP. This Committee brings together various animal health stakeholders to collaborate on achieving completion of the projects outlined in the Animal Health Implementation Plan which was developed jointly with the stakeholders.

The stakeholders represented on the Committee are Animal Health Ireland (AHI), Animal and Plant Health Association (APHA), Bord Bia, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI), Health Products Regulatory, Authority (HPRA), Irish Cattle Breeders Federation (ICBF), Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS), Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA), Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA), Irish Grain and Feed Association (IGFA), Meat Industry Ireland (MII), Safefood, Teagasc, University College Dublin (UCD), Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) and Veterinary Ireland (VI). This Committee meets quarterly.