Biography
Martin Blake
From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
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From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
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Martin Blake is the Chief Veterinary Officer with responsibility for animal health, animal welfare, veterinary public health and food safety policy areas of the department – the One Health, One Welfare area.
Responsibilities also include operational controls across these areas and extending to animal by-products, veterinary medicines, border controls regarding imports of animals and products of animal origin and certification to support of exports of animals and products of animal origin to existing and new markets.
He is assisted in these responsibilities by the Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer, Paula Barry Walsh, Director of Operations, Michael Sheahan and Director Rob Doyle.