Brian Ó Domhnaill (Fianna Fail)

I move amendment No. 1:

In page 11, subsection (1), lines 10 and 11, to delete "necessary" and substitute "reasonable".

This amendment relates to the wording "take necessary measures to ensure that". Sections 8(1)(a) and 8(1)(b) follow.

It refers to taking all necessary measures to ensure the animal is unable to stray from the land, that all buildings, gates, fences, hedges, boundary walls and other structures used to contain the animal are constructed and maintained in a manner that minimises the risk the animal will stray and the risk or spread of disease. My amendment seeks to replace the word "necessary" with "reasonable". I seek to do the same in amendment No. 6 on section 11. The word "necessary" has the potential to create difficulties for farm holdings and farmers. I would like to hear whether the Minister agrees with the amendment and, if not, I would have no difficulty with him proposing an alternative wording.