Mr. Paul Geraghty:

I have seen the idea the Deputy mentioned about mandatory public liability insurance raised elsewhere. Some stakeholders have flagged it. This is one example of the benefits of having our advisory council on companion animal welfare where one of the organisations flagged that and of listening to stakeholders' opinions. There are many layers to that idea but it is certainly one of the points that has already been suggested. The point is well made.

I have concerns about the technical feasibility of the DNA testing of dogs and how straightforward or not it might be to identify the DNA of a dog involved in a sheep attack. I can see the purpose behind the idea.