Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent) | Oireachtas source

It is disappointing to hear, from his scripted response, the Minister of State has not dealt with anything we raised here. We raised issues such as babies being born alive without palliative care, conflict among doctors, and the issue of no pain relief being given even though the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 allows veterinaries to prescribe pain relief. This is going unnoticed. The Minister of State is almost justifying it with that sort of response. It is barbaric.

At the end of the day, this Government is responsible. Most of its members are back again. The Government is responsible for this and it needs to deal with this issue because it will not go away.

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