Second Stage Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means Current The bill’s status — click for what it means 34th Dáil The House currently handling the bill 41/2025 Official bill number / year
Animal Health and Welfare (Welfare of Pigs) Bill 2025
- Sponsor
- Paul Murphy · People Before Profit-Solidarity
- Introduced
- 2 Jul 2025
- Last updated
- 2 Jul 2025
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Bans teeth-clipping, tail-docking, and castration of pigs except for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes.
- Restricts tusk reduction in boars to last-resort situations where necessary to prevent injury or safety risks.
- Prohibits sow stalls and farrowing crates smaller than 5 square metres that prevent sows turning around.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 34th Dáil2 Jul 2025
- Second Stage 34th Dáil2 Jul 2025
Debates
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