Pat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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I think the point Deputy Pringle was making is that while Mr. Ó Scanaill said there are three parties to the whole equation, effectively there are really four parties. The potential owner, who may not be the veterinary practitioner, can determine the hours of work or the prices of the different procedures undertaken by the veterinary practitioner. Those prices could be substantially higher than the normal prices. How will that be regulated? There is effectively a fourth party on the pitch who was not there previously. Am I interpreting that correctly?