Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

We understand that. Dogs are smaller animals and I have no concept of how many are out there. It is an issue that keeps coming up. Now may be the time to have a wider debate on all dogs, not just those that potentially make money on racetracks. Mr. Gleeson gets the gist of what I am asking for and will answer as best he can. We all know the information will be limited, but it will be a start. It is useful for such information to be out in the public arena. I think we are done at this stage. It is agreed by the committee that the clerk will seek any follow-up information and carry out any agreed actions arising from the meeting. There is no meeting next week because the Dáil is not sitting. The committee has provisionally arranged a special meeting to specifically deal with the issue of carbon taxes for the evening of Tuesday, 5 November. The ESRI has indicated that representatives will attend. The CSO has produced an excellent report on the collection of carbon taxes, their use, and their possible extent. We hope it will send representatives but that is not yet confirmed. Our next meeting after that will be on 7 November, when we will meet the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection with regard to its 2018 appropriation account and chapters 12,13 and 14 of the Comptroller and Auditor General's annual report. I thank everyone for their attendance.