Patrick Nulty (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I too support Deputy O'Sullivan's amendment. The Minister has admitted that fur farming is a very small operation here. This begs the question why we do not seize the opportunity today to put an end to this barbaric practice. This barbaric practice does not represent the future of rural economic life here. Fur farming is on the decline, is unnecessary, deliberately cruel, wrong and profoundly unnecessary. There is no need or justification for it. I am very interested in hearing what the Minister has to say on this. Why does he not take the opportunity today to be the Minister who brought in a ban on fur farming? Why does he not accept Deputy O'Sullivan's amendment and do a good day's work in the House?

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