Maureen O'Sullivan (Dublin Central, Independent) | Oireachtas source

First, I acknowledge the work of Deputy Thomas Pringle in allowing the amendments to be tabled because he had difficulties with some of them. I am conscious that the amendments tabled by Deputy Clare Daly and I presented difficulties for him.

At the previous meeting I listened to the debate on whether vets or authorised persons were the best people to be present when an animal had to be put down for whatever reason. The Minister referred to reducing, minimising and eliminating the suffering of animals. The purpose of the amendments we have tabled is to ensure no animal suffers unnecessarily in the first place. That is the common thread working through all of the amendments we have tabled. Procedurally, do I speak to each amendment now or in sequence?