Pat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank members and I thank Mr. Histon for his contribution and patience. It has been a long day for members in particular, as we started at 3.30 p.m. and it is now 10.30 p.m. We have done much good work. We will invite both the IGB and the ICC to appear again before the committee when we return in the autumn. However, some of the issues that came up in the "Prime Time Investigates" programme, such as the licensing and control of knackeries, do not come under the remit of either organisation. It might be useful, therefore, to invite departmental officials who deal with those matters to come before this committee again. Ironically, they were here discussing horse-related matters only a few weeks ago. They may have a part to play in this as we go forward, because some questions remain unanswered. With members' consent, we will invite them here in September as a follow-up to this, and will invite both the ICC and the IGB in later this year as well.