Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Ceann Comhairle) | Oireachtas source

As someone who lives in Kildare and loves horses and animals in general, I feel compelled to say that we appreciate the Minister of State being here and we know he is not responsible in that Department, but I would think that the public outside looking in at this debate would want one particular question answered. Is that place - that horror hole - open today doing what we saw on TV last night? Most people would like to see that answered. We appreciate fully that, because of legal constraints, the Minister of State may not be able to answer, but I suspect that for members of the public looking in, it is precisely this question, as put so succinctly by Deputy Coveney, that they would like to hear answered.

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