Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein)
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There was a list provided of things that have been discussed and what they are. Included is voluntary or mandatory informed purchasing and voluntary or mandatory risk-based trading. Much of that is about movement of animals. In a reply to Deputy Fitzmaurice, Dr. Barrett mentioned these restricted farms, fattening units or whatever. The animals that go in there do not move or leave. There is no movement and from that perspective they get a different set of standards or a different regime from other animals being traded on the open market. Is restricting movement of animals part of the solution here? Is that the direction of travel Dr. Barrett is going in?