Ms Bairbre Nic Aongusa:

My colleague, Ms Gavaghan, will answer some of these questions. The Senator asked about the local authority register of dog-breeding establishments. As the Senator knows, under section 9 of the Act, the local authorities are obliged to maintain a register of establishments in their area, but section 9(15) outlines that the local authority may publish the register in a manner that it sees fit.