Mr. Terence O'Shea:

The idea is not to point the finger of blame in any direction. This originated from the European regulation. The Department of agriculture and the Minister are ultimately responsible for drafting the statutory and signing it into law. That is the law of the land. They have more than adequate discretion to provide for everyone's concerns. It is our belief that they are not providing adequately for our concerns. If the Deputy asked me to describe the statutory instrument and I was a veterinary practitioner, I would say it was the goose that would lay the golden egg. That is the reality. That is where we are coming from.