Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 5:

In page 11, to delete lines 14 to 23 and substitute the following:“(b) all buildings, gates, fences, hedges, boundary walls and other structures used to contain the animal are constructed and maintained in a manner that minimises—

(i) the risk that the animal will stray,

(ii) the risk, or spread, of disease onto or from the land or premises on which the animal is kept, and

(iii) the risk that the animal will damage the flora and fauna of the surrounding environment where the animal is contained,

having regard to shared boundaries or commonage.”.

This is a minor formatting amendment consequential on acceptance of Deputy Thomas Pringle's amendment on Committee Stage. We are seeking to provide for the risk that an animal will damage the flora or fauna of a surrounding environment. Such lists follow a precise format with commas, full stops and so forth and we must ensure the format is followed. The term "and" should occur between the second last and last entry. When the list consisted of two items the word "and" was placed between them, but given the addition of a third item, it must be moved to between the second and third item.

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