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- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: That is nonsense. I can only take from the totally defensive position of the-----
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: The fact is that there are people in my own party who shoot and fish.
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: One of them was on the radio today. It is entirely disingenuous of the Deputies opposite to conflate all of these issues. We are trying to bring in a fairly minor Bill that is only a few paragraphs long.
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: We are trying to deal with this because not only are there animal welfare issues at stake here - it is clear that this is a domesticated animal that is being hunted - but there are also public safety issues.
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: Of course I have every piece of advice that is available to me.
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: The Labour Party is very defensive on this issue-----
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: -----because its members know that their own people are dissatisfied.
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: There are many Labour Party people who find the Deputy's behaviour absolutely shameful. He has done a complete U-turn on this issue.
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: I would not expect anything from the Deputy anyway because his party is in disarray. This party is supposed to stand for something but it stands for absolutely nothing. It is sitting on the fence and Deputy Gilmore is a complete and utter coward. The man does not stand for anything.
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: It might interest the Deputies opposite, although it may not, to know that there was a similar debate in the House of Commons in March 1825. The British House of Commons debated a Bill-----
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: -----and Deputy McCormack should note it was brought forward by a Galway MP, Dick Martin-----
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: -----which sought to bring an end to the practices of bear baiting and bull baiting. From a quick read of the Hansard report of the debate, Members should note that the following arguments were used. It was stated at that time that this was a traditional rural pastime, that it was a trivial Bill, that the bears subject to the baiting were well cared for and that it would lead to a ban on...
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: -----and they are as unfounded in 2010 as they were in 1825.
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: What we have here is a complete throw-back. This is an anachronism. The Deputies opposite represent the past. They represent an uncivilised mindset,-----
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: -----people who do not have an ounce of compassion. As for the Labour Party-----
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: -----this is a shameful evening for it. I commend the Bill to the House.
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: Deputy Hogan is not offering very constructive engagement. However, at least I have managed to unite the Fine Gael Party on this issue, something the Deputy's party leader could not do.
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: That is completely irrelevant.
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: Deputy Tuffy is talking about section 2, not section 1. Her remarks are utterly irrelevant anyway.
- Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)
John Gormley: I will reply to the contributions of the Deputies opposite, beginning with Deputy Phil Hogan who seems to be exercised about the stability of the Government. He is concerned about the trust that exists between the Government parties. I would have thought he would have welcomed destabilisation in Government but I can tell him that we have a renewed programme for Government, which will go...