Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank Ms Muldoon for her presentation. This is a most serious issue for the sector and many questions must be asked. There is a lot of unease. I received phone calls from eight vets over the weekend who were unanimous in their view this is not good progress for the sector and that it is a retrograde step. My Fianna Fáil colleagues and I met the vets' union, which put forward a number of questions. With the Chairman's permission we will ask them. We all have copies of them as they met all of the parliamentary parties represented here. If we will get answers to the questions we can see where the debate goes.