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

Yes. We have spent a lot of time working on the Animal Health and Welfare Bill. At present we are discussing the powers that authorised officers will have in terms of entering premises and so on. There will be a more detailed description of what authorised officers should and should not do than currently exists. In the meantime we need to allow authorised officers to get on with their job. I suspect and hope that the sooner that we get the Animal Health and Welfare Bill done the better and then the motion will become irrelevant.