John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)

Three years ago, Deputy Eamon Gilmore was urging an end to stag hunting as he considered the stag to be a domesticated animal and now his party has deemed itself satisfied that this practice should be allowed to continue. For the Labour Party, the vote on stag hunting is about more than animal welfare. It is a test of the party's convictions and principles. It is a test of whether the Labour Party's politicians' words or promises on animal welfare or any other issue mean anything in 2010.

I say to the Deputy opposite that what we are talking about is a domesticated animal. I want people outside this House to imagine that if-----

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