Martin Ferris (Kerry North, Sinn Fein)

I take issue with some of the comments of the previous speaker that those who are opposed to the Bill condone wanton cruelty. I assure him that is not the case. However, his party has no concept of what rural Ireland is like, its traditions or the value to the local economy of various aspects of rural life, including hunting, coursing, fishing and shooting. They are big part of rural Ireland and a big part of what we are. They are very beneficial to the economy of rural Ireland.

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