David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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There is one line in the report which I find interesting or fascinating, depending on how one reads it. It fits into last night's programme, and the Chairman is right that we will not go into it. On page 3, the last paragraph reads "While for the most part the findings of the analysis raise serious issues, on the other hand, nothing was identified which could not be fixed and there is every reason to believe that IGB could, within a short number of years, become a financially viable entity, drugs free and with an impeccable record on animal welfare." That suggests that at present it is not financially viable, it is not drugs free and it does not have an impeccable record in animal welfare. These are all issues that were raised in the programme on the slaughter of puppies, loss leading where they were being sold for 50% less than their value, and there being no checks on animal welfare. When is its appropriation accounts due?