Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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As Mr. Geraghty will know, I am a member of the Oireachtas agriculture committee, which has been following this for a long time and published a report on it last year. In her response, Ms Hurley referred to other Government Departments. One of the criticisms we have encountered is the cross-departmental aspect of this work. There is the Department of Rural and Community Development in respect of dog breeding establishments, there is the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and then there is every local authority and the Garda. Anybody who follows any piece of work knows that is a recipe for failure. There were some welcome announcements this week but my fear is that if we keep the underlying problem, which is the cross-departmental and cross-agency approach, we are not going to see the type of actions that are required. Does Ms Hurley envisage that being addressed as it would pertain to her Department?