Seanad debates
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage
4:00 am
Brian Ó Domhnaill (Fianna Fail)
I will withdraw it. I accept totally what the Minister has said. I would just like to clarify the reasoning behind the words "necessary" and "reasonable". If a farmer has put up fencing, and for one reason or another, people break those fences and animals stray, then the question of "necessary" versus "reasonable" comes into play, as well as the potential of fines and whether they are class A or otherwise. I wanted to bring in a little bit of common sense thinking on the issue.
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