Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

All of the provisions of the Bill will be required at all times and not only at sporting events. The amendment seeks to include animals prior to, during and after entertainment or sporting events, and the case I would make is that the provisions should apply at all times, whether training or at an event, and whether events are sporting or not. Later we will deal with a section on the concept of animals in a performance and we will go through issues such as dogfighting, cockfighting and animal baiting. I am not sure what else I can say. I do not think the amendment is necessary because it is already covered.