Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)

I have not left the House, a Cheann Comhairle. The Minister's motivation in straying as far as he did outside the recommendations of the working group has brought an unnecessary political problem to his Government. The effort he has made to create confusion indicating that he has solved the problem for the Government shows he regards the Members of this House as quite foolish. He has postponed his effort to regulate the greyhound industry until 1 January 2011. He is waving a big stick above the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Deputy Smith, suggesting that if he does not do what the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government wants done by amending the Greyhound Industry Act 1958, he will do it for him with a commencement order on 1 January 2011, in line with his original proposals.

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