Lynn Boylan (Sinn Fein)
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I thank both witnesses. Mr. Heslin summed up the issue at the end in his points about Fido and the database. Fido is trying to do the right thing, but if this is not legally mandated, its competitors will not comply and then unscrupulous breeders will be driven to those databases. Does Mr. Heslin think the review of the microchip legislation needs to mandate that all the online sale platforms and all the databases that hold microchip numbers be uniform in what they are obliged to do? If Mr. Heslin wishes to answer that question first, then I will come back in with some of my other questions.