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Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Paudie Coffey: The Senator's party would know all about them.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Paudie Coffey: There is no definition of an authorised person in this section.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Paudie Coffey: The Minister of State has not addressed the point. There is no definition of an authorised person.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Paudie Coffey: Vested interests should not be involved.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Paudie Coffey: I thank the Minister of State for his response. The amendment is a genuine attempt to provide a clear definition of the term "authorised person". To clarify the matter for Senator Ó Brolcháin, a local authority official can be a veterinary official of that authority, accountable to that authority and fully responsible. A departmental veterinary official is already accountable to the...

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Paudie Coffey: On the funding of authorised inspectors and the cost implications of the Bill-----

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Paudie Coffey: The amendment concerns how authorised persons will be resourced, either by the local authority or the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. The Fine Gael amendment clearly refers to staff already employed in either of these agencies. Departmental inspectors are already visiting farms; therefore, it is a matter of restructuring the system to allow for inspections of puppy farms. I...

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Paudie Coffey: They are not in opposition to the businesses they are inspecting.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Paudie Coffey: They have some opposition to the businesses they are inspecting.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Paudie Coffey: It is a different matter altogether.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Paudie Coffey: The Senator should cop on to himself.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Paudie Coffey: The ISPCA wants to close down the greyhound industry.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Paudie Coffey: It wants to close down the industry.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Paudie Coffey: They want to close down the industry.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Paudie Coffey: The Green Party certainly is not on any of the councils.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Paudie Coffey: The Green Party is not in the councils and it will not be.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Paudie Coffey: The sting of a dying wasp.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Paudie Coffey: I move amendment No. 16: In page 16, subsection (1), between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: "(a) remove without warrant any animal from premises which he or she has reasonable grounds for believing are being used for the operation of a dog breeding establishment, if he or she has reasonable grounds for believing that such removal is necessary for the protection of the welfare of...

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Mar 2010)

Paudie Coffey: I support Senator O'Toole's amendment to the Order of Business to discuss the broadcasting levy. It is an unfair levy on independent broadcasters. The level of service local radio stations provide for communities is immeasurable; their services extend into every house and community. It is important, therefore, that the issue be debated at a meeting of Joint Committee on Communications,...

Seanad: Order of Business. (10 Mar 2010)

Paudie Coffey: Yes. I second Senator O'Toole's amendment to the Order of Business.