Tim Lombard (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Mr. Condon for joining us all the way from Mayo. It is welcome to have him on board and it is important to get the views of the CCMA, which brings great knowledge to this issue. He might elaborate on the financial implications of trying to deal with it. The local authorities are invested in trying to make sure the controls are appropriate. Are there enough vets within the local authority system to deal with these issues? Are there enough compounds and other places in which to store these horses if they need to be stored? How do the local authorities feel that is going to be looked at in a practical sense? Are they capable of dealing with these issues, both financially and in the context of staffing?