Ann Ormonde (Fianna Fail)

I know nothing about the limit of six litters. I am not knowledgeable in that area but I would imagine that the veterinary surgeon would be a key person in deciding each case. That is obvious to me.

We are talking about protection and welfare, and this is a welfare Bill. We have the identification procedures under the 1958 Act and now the Minister plans to add the micro-chipping requirement. The dogs have tattoos on their ears and now we have micro-chipping. This is a double identification, which goes back to my point about duplication in terms of the 1958 Act and this Bill. I would like the Minister's views on that.