Dáil debates
Thursday, 8 July 2010
Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages
3:00 pm
Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
The issues now being debated result from the Minister not accepting the previous amendment. As a consequence, we are now looking at all canine matters in the broadest context. Instead of examining the issue of puppy farming this afternoon, we must look at every single item in the Bill not only in the context of puppy farms but hunting clubs, greyhounds, as Deputies Hogan, Ferris and others have mentioned. We will spend the remainder of the afternoon debating issue in the wider context, which is regretful and a missed opportunity. The context in which we are debating these issues was never intended and distorts the rest of the debate.
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