Mr. Brendan Gleeson:

That is not what I intended to say, Deputy. I was talking about the specific incident and I was talking about horse traceability, in which there are evident circumventions and I was talking about the processes for approving horse plants. There is an interdepartmental process under way right now with an interdepartmental committee to look at issues in relation to dogs. Issues relating to the approval of dog breeding premises, for example, do not reside in our Department. They reside in the Department of rural affairs.

It is imperfect, but the fact is we now have an interdepartmental committee that at least is trying to co-ordinate the efforts of the various Departments on that but when I spoke about the root and branch review, we have contracted Professor Paddy Wall, who is a veterinarian, a medical doctor, an expert in the equine sector and a food safety expert, to do a specific review of the arrangements in relation to horses on foot of this incident. We hope that he will come forward with recommendations very quickly.